Decisions set out in the book have been made under delegated powers by the Chief Executive, Corporate Directors or the Chief Finance Officer and Monitoring Officer, in consultation either with the relevant committee or Lead Councillor.

The Decision Book process has been altered to suspend the current Councillors’ call-in arrangements within the 10-day period after its publication and replace it with the ability during that period for three Councillors to request a retrospective review of the decision in writing to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.

The decision book can be accessed on the Council’s website – www.reading.gov.uk/decisionbooks.

The officer reports accompanying the decisions are attached..

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This report sets out the decision to grant a Lease of Land rear of The Lawns, Windermere Road “the Property”, edged red on the attached Plan, to World Education Berkshire, the outcome of a marketing exercise to let the property.

It is the decision of the Executive Director for Economic Growth & Neighbourhood Services, in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the Lead Councillor for Housing, the Assistant Director of Finance and relevant Ward Councillors to grant a Lease to World Education Berkshire, "W.E.B" on terms set out in paragraph 4.2.