Decision details

609 Gas Governor Site on Land off King’s Meadow Road

Decision Maker: Executive Director of Economic Growth & Neighbourhood Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Decisions set out in the book have been made under delegated powers by the Chief Executive, Executive 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.

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The officer reports accompanying the decisions are attached.

Contact: Richard Woodford Committee Services
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Decision:

This report sets out the decision to grant a 99-year lease with 5-year reviews of 8 sq. metres of land off Kings Meadow Road for a gas governor at an initial rent of £1,000 per annum to Southern Gas Networks Plc (SGN).

It is the decision of the Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services in consultation with the Lead Councillor for Culture, Heritage and Recreation that a lease is completed into on the basis shown in the attached Heads of Terms, subject to any modifications or additions deemed in the interest of the Council by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.

Publication date: 08/09/2020

Date of decision: 08/09/2020

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