Decision details

Corporate Disposals Programme 2025/26 - Former Caretakers House, Whiteheath Junior School, Ruislip

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

RESOLVED:

 

That:

 

1)    the Caretakers House at Whiteheath Junior School in Ruislip, as shown edged red on the plan at Appendix 1, be declared surplus to requirements;

 

2)    the disposal and the sale of the freehold interest of the Caretakers House, Whiteheath Junior School, as set out in this report, be agreed;

 

3)    all other necessary decisions regarding the disposal and the sale be delegated to the Corporate Director of Residents Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services and Property. 

 

Reasons for decisions

 

The Cabinet Member for Corporate Services & Property introduced a report and recommendations, which Cabinet agreed, to dispose and sell a Caretakers House at Whiteheath Junior School that was vacant and no longer required for education purposes.

 

Alternative options considered and rejected

 

Cabinet considered other options, including use for council housing, disposal with planning consent, development or lease, but considered these not providing best value.

 

Relevant Select Committee

Corporate Resource and Infrastructure

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, Friday 28 November 2025. If not called-in by then, Cabinet’s decisions can then be implemented.

Officer(s) to action

Tom Prevezer

Directorate

Residents Services

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).

 

Publication date: 21/11/2025

Date of decision: 20/11/2025

Decided at meeting: 20/11/2025 - CABINET

Effective from: 29/11/2025

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