Issue - meetings

That consent be given to the appropriation of the public open space, including the building shown hatched on the tabled plan, and to the granting of a 20 year lease of Chalfont Pavilion to Yellow Brick Nursery on a full repairing and insuring lease, at a commencing rent of £6,500 per annum.

The Executive considered a report on the proposal to appropriate the Public Open Space and grant a 20 year lease of Chalfont Pavilion to the Yellow Brick Nursery.

The Executive Member for Regeneration and Communities tabled a revised plan in order to clarify further the boundary of the proposed leased area and advised that a prospective tenant, who had occupied the property since the 1990s under a license agreement, wanted to take a 20 year lease on the property as they had secured SureStart funding and had invested privately to extend and enhance the building.  Under the terms of the lease the licensee would be required to carry out approximately £50k of enhancements to the property and would pay the Council a rent of £6,500 pa, which would be reviewed every 5 years.

Councillor Jorgensen commented, in her role as Ward Member for Hillside, that she was pleased with the proposal as the tenant currently provided a valued local service and there would be no detriment to local residents.  It was noted that there was also no detriment to public open space.

RESOLVED: That consent be given to the appropriation of the public open space, including the building shown hatched on the tabled plan, and to the granting of a 20 year lease of Chalfont Pavilion to Yellow Brick Nursery on a full repairing and insuring lease, at a commencing rent of £6,500 per annum.