Purpose

Following Cabinet approval in
January 2020, in October 2020 an officer delegation was exercised
to agree any land disposal required,
the appointment of the preferred bidder and finalisation of the
development agreement regarding the consent to the transfer of
land at Station Street, Swinton at a nil (£0) consideration
in lieu of the Capital Works to the retained
land.
 
An amendment to the Land
Transfer agreement to remove a buy back condition on the Phase 1
land is now required.

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

18th December 2023

Title:

Swinton Town Centre: Land
Disposal and amendment to Land Transfer Agreement

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

 Simon Moss
Assistant Director Planning, Regeneration and
Transport

Specific Delegation:
(If any)

Delegations to the Assistant Director
Planning, Regeneration and Transport as Property
Officer are described in Appendix 5, Section 29 of the
Council’s Constitution.
 
Section 29.9 states that all arrangements for
the acquisition and disposal of land and buildings shall be robust
and transparent, in accordance with prevailing legislation, and be
conducted by the Property Officer, including all negotiations and
the preparation and certification of valuation certificates.
 
In order
to facilitate a sale of all the houses
on Phase 1 to a Housing Association, an amendment to the land
transfer is required to remove a buy back clause affecting Phase
1.
 

Brief Description of
Decision:

Following Cabinet approval in January 2020, and an Officer
Delegated Decision in October 2020 the Council entered into a
development agreement with the preferred bidder, Conroy
Brook.  This agreement provided for
(among other things) the transfer of the Phase 1 land at Station
Street, Swinton (as shown in the plan attached as Appendix 1)
(“Phase 1”) with the consideration being the carrying
out of capital works by the developer to the Council’s
retained land.
 
In order
to facilitate a sale of all the houses
on Phase 1 to a Housing Association, an amendment to the land
transfer is required to remove a buy back clause affecting Phase
1.
 

Reasons for the Decision:

To facilitate the housing purchase deal
between Conroy Brook and Wakefield District on phase 1
 

Details of alternative options
considered and rejected:

All the
alternative options were considered as part of the original Cabinet
report in December 2018.

Conflicts of interest declared by any
Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to
the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

None
 

Reports or parts of reports
considered

Swinton Town Centre: Land at
Station Street Disposal
Appendix 1 – Land at
Station Street

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to
 
Amend the Council’s Land
Transfer agreement on Phase 1 on land Charnwood Street Swinton to
facilitate a sale of all the houses on to a Housing Association, an
amendment to the land transfer is required to remove a buy back
clause affecting Phase 1.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker  

 
Dated:
20/12/2023
 
Name: Simon
Moss                                       
Job Title: Assistant Director
of Planning, Regeneration and Transport