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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Transformation
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Approval to dispose of a section of Barnwell Drive (public highway) to Marshalls.
Matter for
Decision
Barnwell Drive is adopted public highway providing access to
Barnwell Business Park (owned by the Council) and Marshall’s airfield. The
Council owns the subsoil beneath the adopted public highway.
Prior to Barnwell Drive being adopted, Marshalls had a
historic legal right of way along Barnwell Drive and this remains.
Marshalls has asked to acquire the freehold of the eastern
end section of Barnwell Drive, amounting to 687 sq.m (0.17ac). This is to enable it to have the
section of road “stopped up” as public highway and to improve security to their
existing entrance and new proposed industrial building to the north of Barnwell
Business Park.
Terms have been negotiated, subject to approval, to sell the
small section of Barnwell Drive. As well as a capital receipt, Marshalls will
transfer some of its land to the rear of Barnwell Business Park to improve the
boundary line of the Council’s land ownership.
The Executive Councillor was asked to approve the section of
land sale.
Decision
of Executive Councillor for Finance and Resources
Approved the sale of the freehold of a
section of Barnwell Drive and to acquire land to the rear of Barnwell Business
Park on the terms set out in paragraph 3.5 of this report.
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Head of Property Services.
Councillors sought clarification why the
Council had not marketed the land sale. The Head of Property Services said the
land was needed for access to Marshall’s site.
The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the recommendation.
The Executive Councillor approved the recommendation.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor
(and any Dispensations Granted)
No conflicts of interest
were declared by the Executive Councillor.
Publication date: 26/06/2015
Date of decision: 23/03/2015