Purpose

The site is subject to a licence agreement
with the owner of the adjacent detached house for a nominal fee. It
is recommended that the site is disposed of at public auction, due
to the sites limited future use and the potential to generate a
capital receipt.  It is anticipated that
the future use of the site following a disposal will be as per the
existing garden use, a small extension to the existing dwelling, or
a single dwelling development plot.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER NON-EXECUTIVE DECISION

 
 

Date of Decision:
 

31st July 2024

Title:

Disposal of land at Milton
Street & Fitzwilliam Street, Swinton

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Kevin Fisher, Assistant
Director Property & Facilities Services

Details of Specific Committee
Delegation
or Delegation contained in the
relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

Decision taken under the powers
granted to the property officer under section 29.12 of the
Council’s Financial Procurement Procedure Rules.
 
Paragraph 29.12.1 states where
the estimated disposal value is less than £100,000 the
Property Officer, having taken financial and legal advice, may
arrange for the disposal of land or property.
 

Decision:

That the Assistant Director
Property and Facilities Services approves the disposal of the site
identified within Appendix 1 via public auction and Asset
Management will manage the disposal process in consultation with
the Council’s Section 151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for
Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy.
 

Reasons for the
Decision:

The site is located off Milton
Street and Fitzwilliam Street, adjacent to the former Travellers
Rest Public House, which has subsequently been converted to
residential use.
 
The land is subject to a
licence agreement with the owner of the adjacent detached house for
a nominal fee.
 
Due to the location and
immediate surroundings, the site is of low strategic value and
there is no operational need to retain the asset.
 
The future use of the site has
been discussed at Asset Management Board where the recommendation
to dispose of the site via public auction was supported.
 
The Auctioneer has estimated
the value of the property to be in the region of £15,000 to
£20,000 and it is proposed the property will be offered for
sale at auction at this guide price
 
It is recommended that the site
is disposed of via public auction. This recommendation is made due
to the sites limited future use and the potential to generate a
small capital receipt. 

Where the decision is
made under specific delegation from a decision making body, the
names of any member of the relevant body who has declared a
conflict of interest in relation to the decision and name of the
body granting the specific delegation and the date when it did
so:
 

No
Conflicts

Reports or parts of
reports considered

Not Applicable
 

 
I
certify that this is a true record of the decision in relation
to….
 
That the Assistant Director
Property and Facilities Services approves the disposal of the site
identified within Appendix 1 via public auction and Asset
Management will manage the disposal process in consultation with
the Council’s Section 151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for
Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy.

Signed by the Decision Maker                                
Dated:
31st July 2024      
 
Name:
Kevin Fisher                                        
Job
Title: Assistant Director Property &
Facilities Services
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