Purpose

As per the Cabinet resolution of 18th September
2023 to seek approval of an Estate Strategy to enable decisions to
be made about the future use and management of the Council’s
operational property portfolio.

Decision

(a) 
That the proposed
conceptual model (Phase I) for the Operational and Community Estate
be approved to enable the development of Phase II of the
strategy.  The model is described in
detail in the appendix to the report and outlined in the main body
of this report below.

 

(b) 
That SBC’s
continued occupation of Observatory House as its
‘Central’  building be
approved.  Back office services will be
centralised in Observatory House and a customer access point will
also be created.  The basis of this
occupation will be set out in a separate Cabinet report that will
contain an Outline Business Case.  This
will be presented to Cabinet in March 2024.