That the Cabinet reconfirms the following decision made on 15 April 2025:

That the following decision of Cabinet made on 11 June 2024 be rescinded:

‘that the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council, Finance Director and Cabinet Member for Finance should review and agree the final business plan after the EPC tender and Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) stage are complete and subject to that agreement is then authorised to agree and finalise the detailed terms and enter into contract with South West Water (SWW) or another purchaser of the electricity.’; and

That subject to the above, authority be delegated to the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Place Development and Economic Growth, to agree and finalise the detailed lease terms, in line with an independent market valuation, and enter into a long lease for the land edged red as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

And modifies the following:

That the decision of the Cabinet to recommend the following to Council be rescinded (Minute 116 refers) and that the report be withdrawn from the Adjourned Annual Council Meeting on 15 May 2025:

“That Cabinet recommends to Council:

That the following decision of Council made on 18 July 2024 be rescinded:

‘that up to £2,750,000 of prudential borrowing be approved subject to securing a unit rate per MWh that exceeds the loan repayments, covers projected maintenance and other operational and equipment replacement costs and provides an appropriate surplus per annum over the life of the scheme commensurate with level of risk.’”

1.         That Cabinet recommends to Council:

That the following decision of Council made on 18 July 2024 be rescinded:

‘that up to £2,750,000 of prudential borrowing be approved subject to securing a unit rate per MWh that exceeds the loan repayments, covers projected maintenance and other operational and equipment replacement costs and provides an appropriate surplus per annum over the life of the scheme commensurate with level of risk.’

2.         That the following decision of Cabinet made on 11 June 2024 be rescinded:

‘that the Chief Executive in consultation with the Leader of the Council, Finance Director and Cabinet Member for Finance should review and agree the final business plan after the EPC tender and Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) stage are complete and subject to that agreement is then authorised to agree and finalise the detailed terms and enter into contract with South West Water (SWW) or another purchaser of the electricity.’; and

3.         That subject to 2. above authority be delegated to the Director of Finance, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Place Development and Economic Growth, to agree and finalise the detailed lease terms, in line with an independent market valuation, and enter into a long lease for the land edged red as set out in Appendix 1 to the submitted report.