Issue - decisions

County Councillor Marcus Johnstone, Cabinet Member for Environment, Planning and Cultural Services and County Councillor David Borrow, the Deputy Leader of the County Council:

(i)  Approved the proposals set out in Appendix A with a view to effecting transfers as soon as practicable for 13 of the 84 sites to five organisations; and that the seven individuals/organisations who have not met the agreed criteria be thanked for their interest and informed that their proposals will not be taken forward.

(ii)  Approved the proposals set out in Appendix B in relation to the 71 countryside sites for which the County Council has not received any acceptable expressions of interest; and that the County Council manages the assets at minimum cost where public access is maintained and the sites are safe and free from liability whilst these recommendations are progressed.

(iii)Approved the updating of the County Council's Medium Term Financial Strategy for managing the retained assets at a net cost of £0.197m per annum from 1 April 2018.

(iv)Authorised officers to continue to develop proposals to further reduce costs for maintaining the retained sites by, for example, generating income, attracting grants for the sites and continuing to work with other organisations who may be able to assist with maintaining the sites.

This KEY Decision was taken in accordance with the process agreed by the Executive Scrutiny Committee.

County Councillor Marcus Johnstone, Cabinet Member for Environment, Planning and Cultural Services and County Councillor David Borrow, the Deputy Leader of the County Council:

(i)  Approved the proposals set out in Appendix A with a view to effecting transfers as soon as practicable for 13 of the 84 sites to five organisations; and that the seven individuals/organisations who have not met the agreed criteria be thanked for their interest and informed that their proposals will not be taken forward.

(ii)  Approved the proposals set out in Appendix B in relation to the 71 countryside sites for which the County Council has not received any acceptable expressions of interest; and that the County Council manages the assets at minimum cost where public access is maintained and the sites are safe and free from liability whilst these recommendations are progressed.

(iii)Approved the updating of the County Council's Medium Term Financial Strategy for managing the retained assets at a net cost of £0.197m per annum from 1 April 2018.

(iv)Authorised officers to continue to develop proposals to further reduce costs for maintaining the retained sites by, for example, generating income, attracting grants for the sites and continuing to work with other organisations who may be able to assist with maintaining the sites.

This KEY Decision was taken in accordance with the process agreed by the Executive Scrutiny Committee.

The Committee considered a report to be presented to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Planning and Cultural Services in relation to applications from organisations and individuals wishing to take over a number of sites.

Resolved: - That the recommendations set out in the report to the Cabinet Member for Environment, Planning and Cultural Services be noted and that no additional comments or suggested alternative recommendations be made.