Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development to review the strategy relating to the council properties located at the northern end of Above Bar Street and agree a new approach.

NOTE: This report is submitted for consideration as a general exception under paragraph 15 of the Access to Information procedure Rules in Part 4 of the Council’s Constitution, notice having been given to the Chair of Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee and the public.  This is being presented under the General Exception due to an administrative error resulting in the item not appearing on the Forward Plan and the statutory 28 day’s notice was therefore not complied with. 

DECISION MADE: (CAB 22/23 35611)

Having complied with paragraph 15 of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules and on consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Economic Development , Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  Agree to cease the sales of nos.186, 188, 190-192 and 194-196A Above Bar Street.

(ii)  Authorise the Executive Director of Growth to carry out a soft market testing exercise of the site (shown edged in red on Appendix 1) to identify the level of developer interest and to help inform masterplanning of the area.

(iii)  Delegate to the Executive Director of Growth to determine whether the adjacent 164-174 Above Bar Street should be included in the soft market testing.

(iv)  Subject to completion of the masterplan, the Executive Director of Growth will bring forward a further report to Cabinet to update on the strategy for the area.