Purpose

The purpose of this report is
to seek approval for the granting of a new lease of the Grange Park
Golf Club.
 

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

14th
June 2024
 

Title:

Grange Park Golf Club
– Grant of New Lease and Repayment of Arrears of Rent and
Rates
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Simon Moss,
Assistant Director, Planning, Regeneration & Transport
 

Specific Delegation:
(If any)

Decision taken
under the powers granted to the property officer under sections
29.9 (Land & Buildings) and 42.1.3 (Delegation Arrangements) of
the Council’s Financial Procurement Procedure Rules.
 

Brief Description of
Decision:

The purpose of this
report is to seek approval for the grant of a new lease of the
Grange Park Golf Club, subject to the repayment of arrears or rent
and rates
 

Reasons for the Decision:

Grange Park Golf
Club Limited has approached the Council and advised that it has
secured an investor to invest in the business. This investment will
see a significant refurbishment and upgrade to the current
facilities. They have provided details of the proposed investment
and a programme of when they propose to carry out the works
 
Part of the
investment proposal is that all historic / legacy rent and other
arrears are cleared in return for the grant of a single new lease
on the site to the investor’s company.
 
Cabinet Member for
Social Inclusion & Neighbourhood Working – supported
7.6.24
 
Rob Mahon, Section
151 – supported 6.6.24
 

Details of alternative options
considered and rejected:

Option 1 – Grant a New Lease to Top Play Limited
 
Lease terms have
been agreed with this company and their investors which will see
legacy rent and rates arrears cleared and a substantial additional
amount invested in the site and its facilities over a planned
period with a view to securing a sustainable future for the golf
club.
 
This is the
preferred option
 
Option 2 – Terminate the Existing
Leases and PursueRecovery Action in Respect of the
Rent Arrears
 
Terminate the
current leases on the grounds of non-payment of rent and recover
the property. Once recovered the property will require works to
bring it to a marketable standard and there is no guarantee of a
new tenant being found.
 
Furthermore, it
would be unlikely that the historic rent arrears could be recovered
as the current tenant company does not have sufficient assets.
 

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

There are no
conflicts of interest declared

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

Not
Applicable
 

Reports or parts of reports
considered

Not
Applicable

 
I certify that this is a true
record of the executive decision That the
Assistant Director Planning, Regeneration & Transport approves
and negotiates the lease with Top Play Limited, in consultation
with the Council’s Section 151 Officer and the Cabinet member
for Social Inclusion & Neighbourhood Working
 
 
Signed by the Decision
Maker  
Dated:         
14th June, 2024
 
Name:         
Simon Moss 
                    
Job Title:     Assistant Director Planning,
Regeneration and Transport