Agenda and minutes

The following declarations of interest were made:

·         Councillor Price in relation to Item 11 due to him being the Local Member

·         Councillor Parry in relation to Item 4 due to him being the Local Member

·         Councillor White in relation to Item 4 due to him being the Local Member

·         Councillor Deaville in relation to Item 5 due to him being the Local Member

Resolved – That the minutes of the meeting held on 1 February 2023 be confirmed and signed by the Chairman.

Details were submitted of proposals to transfer the leases of the sites of Henhurst Ridge Primary School and Green Lea First School to their governing bodies.

Resolved – That approval be given for the leasing of sites Henhurst Ridge Primary School and Green Lea First School for 125 year leases at a peppercorn rent.

Details were submitted of the proposal to lease the Bus and Coach Park, at Station Road, Cheadle to Cheadle Academy, the end date of the lease to be co-terminus with the lease for the main Academy site.

Resolved – That approval be given to the grant of a lease for the Bus and Coach Park, Station Road, Cheadle in the format of the standard Department of Education academy lease and to mirror the existing academy leases.

Details were submitted of the proposed renewal of the Lease for the Former Audley and Halmer End Youth Centre.

Resolved – That approval be given to accept the surrender of the existing lease with Halmer End Community Interest Company and agree to a new lease under the same terms for up to 15 years; final details of the transaction to be delegated to the Assistant Director for Commercial and Assets.

The Chairman to move:-

PART TWO

(reports in this section are exempt)

Resolved – That the public be excluded from the meeting for the following items of business which involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in the paragraph of Part 1 of Schedule 12A (as amended) of the Local Government Act 1972 as indicated below.

Details were submitted of the proposed sale of land at Shobnall Road, Burton-upon-Trent.

Resolved – That approval be given for the disposal of land at Shobnall Road, Burton-upon-Trent in accordance with draft heads of terms and conditions detailed in the report; agreement of final terms to be delegated to the Assistant Director for Commercial and Assets.

Details were submitted of the proposed lease of the Former Hagley Park High school site and of the terms for any such lease.

Resolved – That approval be given to the leasing of the School site for the purposes indicated in the report; approval of the final details of the transaction to be delegated to the Assistant Director for Commercial and Assets in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Commercial Matters.

Details were submitted of the proposed disposal of part of a site at Rowley Park Drive, Stafford to Housing Plus Group.

As the Local Member Councillor Trowbridge attended the meeting and put forward her concerns at this proposal querying the intended use of the site as she understood it to be.

Members sought clarification of the proposed use of the site.

Resolved – That this item be deferred pending the submission of further information on the development potential of the site.

Details were submitted of the proposal to lease the site of Tillington Manor Primary School, Stafford to the school upon achieving Academy status and to subsequently underlease an area of the site back to the County Council.

Resolved – That approval be given to the lease and underlease as indicated in the report.