Decision details

Asset Disposal EXE24-053

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To agree the sale of Brockhill.

Decision:

The Executive RESOLVEd

That  (i)    following a competitive open market disposal process and subject to vacant possession being achieved, the site should be sold freehold to the successful selected bidder;

          (ii)   authority be delegated to the Strategic Director - Communities, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and the Director of Legal and Democratic Services, to complete the sale on the basis of the agreed Heads of Terms; and

          (iii)  authority be delegated to the Strategic Director - Communities, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing, to make any further decisions required in respect of the final decommissioning of the building in order to achieve vacant possession which is a condition of the sale.

Reason:   To provide residents with a clear plan around the closure of Brockhill Extra Care scheme and the long-term future for the site.

Reason Key: It is likely to result in the Council incurring significant expenditure or savings.;

Wards Affected: (All Wards);

Recommend to Council?: No;

Consultees

Cllr Johnson, Portfolio Holder.

Contact: Mike Sudlow, Strategic Asset Consultant Email: mike.sudlow@woking.gov.uk.

Report author: Mike Sudlow

Publication date: 18/10/2024

Date of decision: 17/10/2024

Decided at meeting: 17/10/2024 - Executive

Effective from: 26/10/2024

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