Decision details

OD/22/58 Lease of Commercial Property Sandy Hill Lane

Decision Maker: Officer Decision

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The Council owns the freehold of this property and has granted a eighteen-year lease for the purpose of storage within Use Call B8 of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 together with retail sales by way of mail order only (so as to exclude any trade counter or other retails sales).

Decision:

Decision made to enter into a lease of commercial property at Sandy Hill Lane to The Dyslexia Shop.

 

Reason: The Decision was taken for the following reasons:

 

·         Opportunity to strategically manage the Council’s estate. The Council owns the freehold of the land. The area is designated as industrial land.

 

·         The tenant has been in operation for several years.

 

·         An independent valuation was obtained confirming the Market Rent and the investment by the tenant including improvements to the ground and internal decorations.

 

There were no alternative sites to consider.

 

There are no Crime & Disorder, Equality, Social Value in Contracts, HR, Legal, or ICT implications.

Publication date: 14/09/2022

Date of decision: 25/08/2022

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