Purpose

The site is subject to a licence agreement
with the proposed purchaser, the owner of the adjacent property,
The George Wright Boutique Hotel. It is recommended that the site
is disposed of at the earliest time to the proposed purchaser, as
this would generate a capital receipt and remove the
Council’s liability / management of a site that has a limited
future use. The future use of the site following a disposal will be
a car park and storage accommodation.

Decision

 

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER NON-EXECUTIVE DECISION

 
 

Date of Decision:
 

30th July 2024

Title:

Disposal of Car Park and Ancillary Accommodation, Snail Hill,
Rotherham

Decision Maker:
(Including Job
Title)

Kevin Fisher, Assistant Director Property &
Facilities

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 for Property and Facilities approves the
disposal of the site identified on the plan at Appendix 1. Asset
Management will manage the disposal process with the proposed
purchaser, 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 currently subject to a licence agreement with the proposed
purchaser, the owner of the adjacent property, The George Wright
Boutique Hotel.
 
Due
to this direct approach from the purchaser and to satisfy S123
Local Government Act 1972 a valuation has been completed by the
District Valuer to determine the price to be paid by the
purchaser.
It
is recommended that the site is disposed of to the proposed
purchaser, as this will generate a capital receipt and remove the
Council’s liability / management of a site that has a limited
future use.
 
The
proposed future use of the site following its disposal will be a
car park and storage accommodation in association with The George
Wright Boutique Hotel.
 

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 for
Property and Facilities approves the disposal of the site
identified on the plan at Appendix 1. Asset Management will manage
the disposal process with the proposed purchaser, 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:
30th July 2024       
 
Name:
Kevin Fisher                                         
Job
Title: Assistant Director Property &
Facilities
 
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