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12.1

This report sets out the request from
Phillimore Community Primary School to take a lease of a football
pitch in Phillimore Park to provide outdoor activity space for the
school. Phillimore Park is held on trust and the report therefore
requests confirmation from the Charity Trustee Sub-Committee that
in principle, the Sub-Committee agrees to give consideration to
this proposal and to authorise Officers to take all necessary steps
to establish if the proposal is possible and in the Charity’s
best interests to proceed with disposing of the land required by
the School to Sheffield City Council and the legal requirement to
acquire other land from Sheffield City Council in exchange. Once
Officers have carried out a full investigation into the land
exchange and obtained a Designated Advisor’s report, a
further report will be brought to this Committee which will provide
information to allow the Committee to make a fully informed
decision as to whether to proceed.

 

 

12.2

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY: That the
Charity Trustee Sub-Committee:
 

1.    
notes the contents of this report;
 

2.    
agrees to consider this proposal and request from Phillimore
Community Primary School (the school) to take a lease of a football
pitch in Phillimore Park Charity;
 

3.    
authorises officers to take all necessary steps to establish if it
is possible and in the Charity’s best interest to proceed
with disposing of the land required by the school to Sheffield City
Council;
 

4.    
authorises officers to explore the legal requirement to acquire
other land from Sheffield City Council in exchange for the disposal
and to identify such land; and
 

5.    
notes that if consideration of the proposal is approved by the
Committee, a further report, incorporating a Designated
Advisor’s report, will be brought to Charity Trustee
Sub-Committee for a decision as to whether to proceed with an
exchange of land with Sheffield City Council.

 

 

12.3

Reasons for
Decision

 

 

12.3.1

The Committee is requested to give its
approval to Officers to further investigate the proposal to dispose
of part of Phillimore Park in exchange for other land held by
Sheffield City Council. This will enable Officers to further
explore whether the proposal is in the best interests of the
Charity and will inform a further report to be brought back to the
Committee to enable it in making a fully informed decision as to
whether to proceed with the proposal for the exchange of land.

 

 

12.4

Alternatives
Considered and Rejected

 

 

12.4.1

Option 1 - do nothing
This would mean that the school would not have
their proposal considered. This option would retain public access
to the green space and would not require the land to be exchanged
with other land held by Sheffield City Council.

 

 

12.4.2

Option 2 – The Charity could allow the
school to use Phillimore Park under a licence.
This option would not require the land to be
exchanged with other land held by Sheffield City Council. The grant
of a licence would not require a scheme of consent from the Charity
Commission This option has been discussed with and trialled by the
school, however, the School has concerns around health and safety
and safeguarding which it finds difficult to mitigate. For
instance, loose dogs, dog fouling and unrestricted access for
members of the public during school use. It has therefore not been
possible to progress this option.