Issue - meetings

Through the Council’s Community Asset Transfer (CAT) policy, the Northwick Park Sports Pavilion was the subject of an Expression of Interest (EOI) by a consortium led by Sudbury Court Residents Association. This EOI has been evaluated and revised to include just the main hall and ancillary areas of the asset; resulting in a successful nomination.  The next step of the decision making process is for Cabinet to grant authority to market the asset as a CAT opportunity.

(i)         that approval be given to the marketing of the Northwick Park Pavilion (Main Hall and Ancillary Areas) as a CAT opportunity for a seven year lease, as per 3.10 of the report;

(ii)        that it be noted that following marketing through a non binding informal tender process, the final decision to let the asset on the agreed terms will be placed before Cabinet for approval;

(iii)       that officers advertise in the local newspaper in accordance with Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972, the land shown edged on the Site Plan Appendix III and in the event of objections they be considered by the Strategic Director of Resources, unless in the opinion of the Strategic Director of Resources significant objections are received, in which case this should be reported to Cabinet for it to consider.

Councillor McLennan introduced the report which sought authority to market, the Northwick Park Sports Pavilion asset as a Community Asset Transfer opportunity. Through the Council’s Community Asset Transfer (CAT) policy, the Northwick Park Sports Pavilion was the subject of an Expression of Interest (EOI) by a consortium led by Sudbury Court Residents Association. This EOI has been evaluated and revised to include just the main hall and ancillary areas of the asset; resulting in a successful nomination.  The proposals would result in a better use of premises.

The Cabinet also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication as it contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED:

(i)         that approval be given to the marketing of the Northwick Park Pavilion (Main Hall and Ancillary Areas) as a CAT opportunity for a seven year lease, as per 3.10 of the report;

(ii)        that it be noted that following marketing through a non binding informal tender process, the final decision to let the asset on the agreed terms would be placed before Cabinet for approval;

(iii)       that officers advertise in the local newspaper in accordance with Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972, the land shown edged on the Site Plan Appendix III and in the event of objections they be considered by the Strategic Director of Resources, unless in the opinion of the Strategic Director of Resources significant objections are received, in which case this should be reported to Cabinet for it to consider.