Issue - meetings

Proposal to sell surplus Council assets

Meeting: 05/11/2018 - Finance & Assets Policy Development Advisory Group (Item 32)

Disposal of surplus Council property assets

Minutes:

The Head of Property and Facilities presented to the Group a report on the disposal of surplus Horsham District Council property assets.

 

The report sought Cabinet’s authorisation for the disposal of assets, at a value greater than the minimum target figure set out in the report. Then for the decision to be delegated to the Cabinet Member for final ratification.

 

The list of properties and associated details was presented to the Group.

 

It was the opinion of a number of Members at the meeting that some of the available land should be considered for affordable housing investment.

 

Members queried other available Council owned property assets which could be released to generate income. The Group noted that there was a systematic process for site handling and identifying surplus land which could potentially be sold.

 

The Group concluded that it would like this decision suspended until the position on affordable housing was clarified.

 

The Cabinet Member advised that he had taken the comments of the Group on board and would have further discussions based on these concerns before a decision was made.