Issue - meetings

On the 20 January 2016 Brent’s Cabinet approved the marketing of the Tenterden Pavilion and Sports Ground as a Community Asset Transfer opportunity.  This report details the outcome of marketing making a recommendation to grant a lease of the pavilion and a licence of the ground to a preferred applicant.

RESOLVED:

-           approve the proposal for a Community Asset Transfer of the Tenterden Pavilion which involves entering into an agreement to lease that includes provision for granting a lease of the pavilion for up to 30 years and granting a licence on the Sports Ground with the Wembley Education Charitable Trust Ltd (WECT), subject to WECT entering into an agreement with Forest United (1973) Youth FC a local charitable football club at the Tenterden Pavilion and Sports Ground during periods when it is not in use by the WECT.

-           noted the additional opportunity for community access by other groups, in what will be a significant new local sporting facility.

-           delegate authority to the Director of Resources to finalise and agree terms of leasehold and associated licence disposal to WECT in consultation with the Operational Director of Environment Services.

Councillor Butt welcomed Mr David Daniels and Mr David Pearson of the John Billam and Tenterden Group.

Mr Daniels and Mr Pearson provided Cabinet members with a written submission and subsequently outlined concerns about the CAT process. They stated that they had received a significant response from local residents in opposition to the proposals outlined.

Mr Daniels and Mr Pearson requested that Cabinet members:

-       Either defer or refuse the recommendation that an agreement is entered into with Wembley Education Trust WECT;

-       That any agreement proposed now or in future in respect of the subject Cat revert to the authority of the Cabinet for final decision and not be delegated to any other body or person;

-       That the Cabinet confirm any proposal relating to erection of a new building under the subject CAT be restricted to the footprint of the building precisely described throughout the terms of offer as lease on (existing) Tenterden Pavilion;

-       That the Cabinet confirm that any artificial pitch proposed in respect of Tenterden Playing Fields be subject to the stipulation set out under RCE 3.12 Such report being relied upon by the officers in seeking the Cabinet’s authority to proceed with the subject CAT.

Councillor Mashari, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills, thanked Messrs Daniels and Pearson for attending the Cabinet meeting. She reminded members of the CAT process and stated that six applications had been received. She outlined that any final plans would be considered by the Council’s Planning Committee.

In summary, Councillor Mashari proposed revised recommendations for consideration by the Cabinet.

Peter Gadsdon, Director, Performance, Policy and Partnerships outlined the revised recommendations.

RESOLVED:

(i)         that approval be given to the proposal for a Community Asset Transfer of the Tenterden Pavilion which involved entering into an agreement to lease that includes provision for granting a lease of the pavilion for up to 30 years and granting a licence on the Sports Ground with the Wembley Education Charitable Trust Ltd (WECT), subject to WECT entering into an agreement with Forest United (1973) Youth FC a local charitable football club at the Tenterden Pavilion and Sports Ground during periods when it is not in use by the WECT;

(ii)        that the additional opportunity for community access by other groups, in what would be a significant new local sporting facility be noted;

(iii)       that authority be delegated to the Strategic Director of Resources to finalise and agree terms of leasehold and associated licence disposal to WECT in consultation with the Operational Director, Environment Services.