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Virement of funds from the strategic property budget to enable property purchase

Meeting: 06/02/2024 - Joint Strategic Sub-Committee (Worthing) (Item 52)

52 Virement of funds from the Strategic Property Budget to enable the purchase of 52 Gratwicke Road, Worthing

To consider an exempt report by the Director for Housing and Communities, copy attached as item 12.

Minutes:

Before the Committee was a report by the Director for Place, copies of which had been circulated to all Members and a copy of which is attached to the signed copy of these minutes as Item 8.

 

 

Decision

 

1.     The options available to the council for the development of the 23 Shelley Road only, or 23 Shelley Road and 52 Gratwicke Road as a single site be noted.

 

2.     That a budget virement of £654,000 from the Housing Development budget for the purchase of 52 Gratwicke Road, based on the terms and business case presented in the paper be approved.

 

3.     That the Director for Place be authorised to finalise the terms of the settlement agreement and to enter into that agreement in consultation with the Leader and Cabinet Member for Regeneration.

 

4.     That a virement from the Housing Development budget for an additional £138,000 to take the preferred option to a planning application be approved, reflecting the increased size of the development and application.

 

 

Call-in

 

The call-in deadline for the decisions will be 5.00pm on 16 February 2024.