Purpose

Decision
FP07 22/23 declared Centenary House
Durrington surplus to service operational requirements.
 
This surplus asset forms part of a freehold
estate jointly held in trust by the County Council and Sussex
Police.  This limits plans for
potential disposal and/or development of the site. 
 
The report proposes the
funding of an access road to provide Sussex Police with separate
access, to support an agreement with Sussex Police to create
separate ownership of two parts of the site and the commissioning
of work to enable the land then owned outright by the County
Council to proceed to planning.

Decision

The Cabinet Member
for Finance and Property has:

1.  
Endorsed that the County Council enters into an agreement with
Sussex Police to split ownership of the Centenary House, Durrington
site, 60% to West Sussex County Council and 40% to Sussex Police as
shown in the plan at Appendix A;

2.  
Agreed funding up to £0.89m for technical design and
construction of a new access (£0.63m) and service diversions
(£0.26m), that will enable the land split;

3.  
Approved the commencement of procurement via the Highway
Maintenance Services Contract and delegates authority to the
Director of Place Services for the award of contract for delivery
of the access and service diversion works (a further decision
report will be published as appropriate); 

4.  
Agreed to the County Council underwriting fees up to £0.64m
for the cost of preparing and submitting an
application to secure planning permission for the
redevelopment of the Council land.