Decision

1)   
That the outcome of the 2025/26 Land Sales
Programme, be noted.
 

2)   
That the Disposal Programme for 2026/27 as set out
in the report, be approved, and the sites that have been earmarked
for disposal / development, be noted.
 

3)   
That the Corporate Director of Place, be delegated
authority to:
 
a.   
Negotiate and accept bids in consultation with the
Director of Finance and Systems and the Director of Legal and
Governance for all sites listed on the Disposal
Programme.

 
b.   
Engage external resources where this will assist in
implementing the programme, including a professional team where
reasonably required to support a development project.

 
c.    
Commission, submit and / or authorise as
appropriate:

 
                                              
i.    
Any applications for planning
permission on any properties included in the programme where this
will assist in marketing and/or add value, or in any case where the
Council is proposing to redevelop the site whether directly or in
partnership with another party.

 
                                             
ii.    
Any surveys/investigations where such surveys will
reduce the risks associated with redevelopment, add value to the
capital receipt /revenue return and/or assist with the preparation,
submission and resolution of any planning permission application,
or any other usual pre-development survey or
investigation.

 
                                           
iii.    
Any feasibility study or design for the site and or
premises in association with either obtaining a planning consent or
as part of options appraisal.

 
                                           
iv.    
Any demolitions or physical alterations that will
either reduce the risks associated with holding the premises or
accelerate the sale/redevelopment and/or add value to the capital
receipt/revenue return.
 
d.
Offset eligible disposal costs against capital receipts in
accordance with capital regulations.
 
e.
Advertise the intention to dispose of a site in
the event that it comprises open space as defined by the
Town and Country Planning Act 1990, in accordance with the relevant
statutory procedure, and if any objections are received, to refer
to the relevant portfolio holder for consideration in consultation
with the Executive Member for Environment and Regulatory
Services.
 
f.
Acquire adjacent land or property where the acquisition will either
add value to the overall development or de-risk the
disposal/development of the Council asset.
 
g.
Delegate authority to the Corporate Director of Place, in
consultation with the Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration
and the Director of Finance and Systems, to add or substitute sites
into the programme during the year including sites with a value of
over £499,999.
 
h.
Transfer sites from Category 1 to Category 2 and vice
versa.
 
i. Commission
security services.
 
j.
Authorise alternative methods of disposal where
appropriate.
 
k.
Authorise community engagement and consultation where the Corporate
Director of Place deems it necessary or advantageous.
 
l.
In relation to any site currently in development or any site which
commences development during this programme, agree any licence or
approve the grant of any easement or lease or any other disposal,
including where that disposal taken in isolation would constitute a
disposal at undervalue, which is designed or intended to implement
or facilitate the development.
 
m.
Authorise marketing, pricing and disposal strategies and authorise
the sale of plots, either individually or in blocks, including
where the anticipated or actual capital receipt exceeds
£499,999.
 
4) That the
Corporate Director of Legal and Governance, in consultation with
Corporate Director of Place and, where appropriate, the Director
for Finance and Systems, be delegated authority to finalise and
enter into all legal agreements required to implement the Disposal
Programme for 2025/26.