Purpose

The Council Plan sets out the Council’s
ambition to minimise the burden of local taxation, delivering the
agreed priorities for residents within the approved budget and
capital programme.
 
The Council maintains
an Asset
Management Policy and Strategy that details how the
Council’s Assets will be managed and developed to deliver
against the targets within the Council Plan.
 
An objective of the Asset
Management Strategy is to acquire, manage, maintain and dispose of property effectively,
efficiently and sustainably, together with optimising financial and
commercial opportunities. 
 
This decision is about the
outcome of the marketing and disposal of the County Council’s
freehold estate of the former Horsham Fire Station, Hurst Road,
Horsham RH12 2DN.
 

Decision

The Cabinet Member for Finance and Property
has approved that:
 
(1)        
the County Council disposes of its freehold estate in Horsham Fire
Station, Hurst Road,
Horsham, West SussexRH12 2DN, as set out in Appendix A Part
II and as set out in the plan Appendix B, of this
report; and  
 
(2)        
authority is delegated to the Assistant Director (Property and
Assets) in conjunction with the Director of Law and Assurance to
conclude the terms of the sale documents and overage documents with
the purchaser.