That the purchase of The Lodge be agreed in principal and Officers be authorised to undertake:
1) detailed negotiations with the property owners to establish a draft heads of terms for sale and proceed on acquiring the property;
2) the purchase of The Lodge is delegated to the Director of Corporate Services and Director of Customer and Locality Services in consultation with the Executive Members for Highways and Transport and Planning and Regeneration to proceed and make the discretionary purchase of The Lodge;
3) detailed discussions with Property Services to optimise the use of the asset whilst owned by the Council and minimise the impact on existing project budget as outlined in the Financial Implications Section.