To consider the submitted report on the proposed disposal of four assets which have been deemed surplus to operational requirements.

Members heard oral representations against the proposed disposal of the land adjacent to 4 Berry Head Road (known as Jubliee Gardens) from Tracy Hallett (Town Clerk of Brixham Town Council and on behalf of Phil Trayhorn who had submitted a petition via Change.org which contained approximately 1,600 unverified signatures from local residents and visitors) and Mr John Bates (member of the public).  Members also noted that a number of representations had been sent directly to the Mayor opposing this disposal.

The Policy Development and Decision Group (Joint Operations Team) made the following recommendation to the Mayor:

That the Mayor be recommended:

(i)       to recommend to the Council that the land adjacent to 4 Berry Head Road (known as Jubilee Gardens) is transferred to Brixham Town Council;

(ii)      that, having considered the feedback set out in Appendix 3 to the submitted report and heard at the meeting, the following assets should be declared as no longer required for service delivery and that the Assistant Director Corporate and Business Services be requested to where appropriate advertise their intended individual disposal in accordance with the Section 123(2A) of the Local Government Act 1972:

1.     North Boundary Road playpark, Brixham;

2.     Land at Green Park Road, Preston; and

3.     Bay Tree House, Croft Road;

(iii)      that, subject to any objections received to any disposal advertised pursuant to S123 of the Local Government Act 1972 the assets listed in (ii) above be individually disposed on such terms as are acceptable to the Assistant Director Corporate and Business Services in consultation with the Executive Head of Business Services and the Chief Executive of the Torbay Development Agency; and

(iv)     that, the Assistant Director Corporate and Business Services in consultation with the Executive Head of Business Services and the Chief Executive of the Torbay Development Agency be given delegated authority to consider any objections received on the advertisement of any of the proposed disposals pursuant to s123 of the Local Government Act 1972.

The Mayor considered the recommendations of the Policy Development and Decision Group (Joint Operations Team) set out above at the meeting and the record of his decision, together with further information is attached to these Minutes.