Purpose

To seek approval to grant a Lease for premises known as Gedling Country Park Café

Decision

It is recommended that the Leader of the Council:
1.Approves the granting of a lease for premises at Gedling Country Park Café, shown edged red on the Plan at Appendix 1.
2.Approves the Heads of Terms for the granting of a lease, attached at Appendix 2.
3.Delegates authority to the Property Services Manager, in consultation with the Director of Operations and Legal Services to negotiate and approve the form of the lease and agreement for lease.

Reasons for the decision

To enable the granting of a lease for Gedling Country Park Café

Alternative options considered

Do not offer a lease and look to establish a further management contract however this would result in a gap in service provision and require additional Legal and Procurement work.
The Council operate and manage the space directly. However, this would require a substantial resource and there are also issues with regards TUPE regulations employment rights that would need to be addressed in this scenario. Significantly increased management and operational demands would be required, and these are not available to the Council at this time.
As the current contract is due to expire at the end of December 2025, to do nothing is not an option.