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Report of Leader/Portfolio Holder for Strategic Infrastructure and Communications

The Leader/Portfolio Holder for Strategic Infrastructure and Communications introduced the report, seeking approval in principle to sell the freehold or long leasehold interests in the former Henry Mellish School’s detached playing field at Piccadilly, Highbury Vale, Nottingham.

RESOLVED to

(1)  agree the principle of selling Nottingham City Council’s freehold or long leasehold interest in the former Henry Mellish detached playing field at Piccadilly, Highbury Vale, Nottingham, and to delegate authority to the Director of Strategic Assets and Property, in consultation with the Leader, to agree the method and terms of sale, including price;

(2)  delegate authority to the Director of Strategic Assets and Property to approve any instructions and associated expenditure required prior to sale. Such expenditure may include, but is not limited to, the sourcing of site and ground investigations, demolition of buildings, appointment of experts or specialists in development and planning matters to obtain a planning consent prior to sale;

(3)  utilise the capital receipt  as required by the Secretary of State for Education’s consent to dispose of the site.

Reasons for decisions

Nottingham’s Playing Pitch Strategy identifies the site as surplus to the sports and recreational needs of the city.

The site provides potential as a residential development opportunity, to contribute to Nottingham’s housing need and to achieve capital receipts.

The Secretary of State has granted consent to dispose of the former school playing field.

Other options considered

Not selling the site: rejected as a missed opportunity for the City Council to contribute to tackling Nottingham’s housing need and to accrue capital receipts upon sale.

Retention of the site: rejected as no alternative use has been identified, and its continued retention is a financial burden on the Council.