Decision details
Uxbridge Golf Course and Haste Hill Golf Course
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decisions:
RESOLVED:
That the Cabinet:
1) Declares that Uxbridge Golf Course, The Drive, Ickenham, UB10 8AQ and Haste Hill Golf Course, The Drive, Northwood HA6 1HN, are surplus to requirements: Uxbridge Golf Course is shown edged yellow on plan A and Haste Hill shown edged red on plan B.
2) Revokes the decision made on 09 November 2023 to authorise the sale of the long leasehold interest (999-years) in Uxbridge and Haste Hill Golf Courses.
3) Authorises the grant of the long leasehold interest (65-years) in Uxbridge and Haste Hill Golf Courses, by private treaty, to Iford GC.
4) Instructs officers to publish statutory notices pursuant to section 5 of the Green Belt (London & Home Counties) Act 1938 section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972 inviting objections to the proposals to dispose of both golf courses. Any objections are to be considered by the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services & Property, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Community & Environment.
5) Delegates all future decisions regarding this project to the Corporate Director of Place, in conjunction with Cabinet Member for Corporate Services and Property and the Cabinet Member for Community and Environment.
6) Authorises further engagement with the market to seek a suitable operator in any event that the current recommendation cannot be implemented.
Reasons for decision
The Cabinet Member for Community & Environment introduced the report and recommendations, which Cabinet agreed, to undertake the necessary property transactions for leasing Uxbridge and Haste Hill Golf Courses to a private Golf provider following a detailed marketing exercise. Cabinet noted this would mitigate the financial burden and subsidy by the Council, whilst ensuring affordable golfing and outdoor leisure facilities remain and can continue to be available and importantly invested in for users of both sites.
Alternative options considered and rejected
Alternative options were set out in the report, with Cabinet noting that continuing with the current in-house model would not be practicable financially or for future investment of the sites.
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Relevant Select Committee |
Residents’ Services |
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Expiry date for any scrutiny call-in / date decision can be implemented (if no call-in) |
Cabinet’s decisions on this matter can be called in by a majority of the select committee by 5pm, Tuesday 22 April 2025. If not called-in, Cabinet’s decisions can then be implemented. |
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Officer(s) to action |
Nicola Herbert |
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Directorate |
Place |
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Classification |
Private - Whilst the Cabinet's decisions above are always made public, the officer report relating to this matter is not because it was considered in the private part of the meeting and contained information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) and the public interest in withholding the information outweighed the public interest in disclosing it in accordance with Section 100(A) and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 (A) to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).
This item was also circulated less than 5 clear working days before the Cabinet meeting and it was considered by the Chairman to be urgent, and therefore, considered. |
Publication date: 11/04/2025
Date of decision: 10/04/2025
Decided at meeting: 10/04/2025 - CABINET
Effective from: 23/04/2025