RESOLVED: That
(1) having considered the findings of this report and, in accordance with officer recommendations, the Whitchurch Consortium be selected as the Council’s preferred bidder for the purposes of further consultation as set out below;
(2) the Corporate Director Place Shaping be authorised to:
(i) consult Ward Councillors on the proposals put forward by the Whitchurch Consortium;
(ii) agree arrangements for the Whitchurch Consortium to present their proposed development plans in a public forum;
(iii) place statutory advertisements required in connection with the proposed leasing of the open space land and to consider and respond to any representations received as a result of the above actions;
(iv) negotiate the Development Agreement, associated Service Level Agreement and Terms of the Lease;
(3) note that the consultation results will be reported to Cabinet in due course prior to any final decision and that, in any event, no development shall take place unless and until the Whitchurch Consortium have obtained planning permission.
Reason for Decision: To attract inward investment providing for the Pavilion to be replaced and run in conjunction with substantially improved playing fields for the benefit of the community at large and at no financial cost to the Council.