Issue - meetings

This report asks Council to agree to delegate authority to the Chief Finance Officer, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance, to declare surplus the Pier Road Depot, Gillingham and/or lease it, so that the property can be let and/or sold.

Discussion:

This report provided details of the proposal to declare surplus the Pier Road Depot, Gillingham and/or lease it, so that the property could be let and/or sold. It was noted that Veolia had made its own property arrangements, so no longer needed to use the Pier Road Depot and had terminated its lease with effect from 28 March 2012.

The Cabinet considered this report on 13 March 2012 and its views were set out in the report.

The Portfolio Holder for Finance, Councillor Jarrett, supported by the Leader of the Council, Councillor Rodney Chambers, proposed the recommendation in the report.

Decision:

The Council agreed to delegate authority to the Chief Finance Officer in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance to declare surplus the Pier Road Depot and dispose of it (together with a right of way between the site and the public highway) and/or lease it (together with a right of way between the site and the public highway).

Background:

This report provided details of a proposal to declare surplus or lease the Pier Road Depot, Gillingham. The report provided details of the site history, which related to the property being used by the Council and its contractors as a waste transfer facility and depot for a number of years. The current lessee, Veolia, had made its own arrangements and had terminated the lease on Pier Road.

The report also stated that the site did not have a direct frontage onto the public highway, with highway access currently being across Council owned private highway. It was proposed that this land was offered with the benefit of a right of way to the public highway.

Reasons:

This will reduce revenue costs, realise revenue income and or capital receipts and gain investment in the Medway area.