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Deangate Ridge

Meeting: 18/07/2019 - Council (Item 164)

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This report asks Council to agree to funding of up to £150,000, from revenue reserves for the redevelopment of the site, to enable surveys and a high-level capacity study to be completed in order to ascertain the level of development that is achievable on the Deangate Ridge site.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Discussion:

 

This report provided details of Cabinet’s decision on 9 July 2019 to recommend the Council to approve revenue funding to complete initial investigation surveys as well as a high-level capacity study to establish the approach and quantum of development on the Deangate Ridge site based on three options, as set out in section 3 of the report.

 

The Portfolio Holder for Strategic Regeneration, Inward Investment and Partnerships, Councillor Rodney Chambers OBE, supported by the Leader of the Council, Councillor Jarrett, proposed the recommendations in the report.

 

Decision:

 

The Council approved the provision of up to £150,000 from revenue reserves, to complete initial investigation surveys as well as a high-level capacity study to establish approach and quantum of sustainable development as outlined in section 3.5 of the report.


Meeting: 09/07/2019 - Cabinet (Item 7)

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Minutes:

Background:

 

This report requested Cabinet to recommend to Full Council on 18 July 2019 to agree to funding of up to £150,000, from revenue reserves for the redevelopment of the site, to enable surveys and a high-level capacity study to be completed in order to ascertain the level of development that is achievable on the site. This information would allow Medway Council to enter into discussions with various parties and would also form the basis of the information required for negotiations in regards to the potential sustainable development options for the site which were detailed within the report.

 

The report also set out details of the development options available, for information only at this stage, for the Deangate Ridge site. These options included:

·         Exploring a joint venture (JV).

·         Selling to a developer/promoter either the whole site or split into parcels.

·         Medway Council or Medway Development Company Limited bringing the site forward for sustainable development

 

The report stated that work to establish the development potential of Deangate Ridge was being carried out in the context of the preparation of the new Medway Local Plan.

 

Appendix 1 to the report provided a site plan of Deangate Ridge.

 

Decision number:

Decision:

82/2019

The Cabinet agreed to recommend to Full Council to approve the provision of up to £150,000 from revenue reserves, to complete initial investigation surveys as well as a high-level capacity study to establish approach and quantum of development as outlined in section 3.5 of the report.

 

Reasons:

 

The outcome of the initial investigation surveys and the high-level capacity study will inform the best route forward for the sustainable redevelopment of the site.