Issue - meetings

To consider a joint report of the Cabinet Member for Economy & Regenerationand Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning & Governance.

The reports sets out and summarises the marketing campaigns that have recently concluded on two key town centre development sites and seeks approval to dispose of the two sites.

The sites are the former Ritz Cinema car park (also known as ‘land at Piccadilly’ and ‘Fletcher Street’) and the former Greenhale House site.  These respective sites are identified on the red line plans in Appendix 1.

(NOTE: The report contains information in its appendices that is  ‘not for publication’ and have been circulated to members of the Cabinet only).

The Cabinet is recommended to:-

(1) Approve the proposal to dispose of the former Ritz Cinema car park in line with the recommendation report in Confidential Appendix 2 and the Heads of Terms as detailed in Confidential Appendix 4;

(2) Approve the proposal to dispose of the former Greenhale House in line with the recommendation report in Confidential Appendix 2 and the Heads of Terms as detailed in Confidential Appendix 5;

(3) Delegate authority to the Deputy Chief Executive (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive (Corporate and Support Services) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration and the Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning and Governance to negotiate and agree the detailed final terms relating to the disposal of the interests in the two subject sites;

(4) Delegate authority to the Strategic Head of Service (Legal & Democratic Governance) to do all things necessary or incidental to the implementation of the above-mentioned resolutions.

Officer Contact: Paul Richards on 0161 474 2940 or email: paul.richards@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Economy & Regeneration (Councillor David Meller) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out and summarising the marketing campaigns that have recently concluded on two key town centre development sites and seeking approval for the disposal of the former Ritz Cinema car park (also known as ‘land at Piccadilly’ and ‘Fletcher Street’) and the former Greenhale House site.

(NOTE: The report contained a ‘not for publication’ appendix that had been circulated to members of the Cabinet only).

RESOLVED – (1) That approval be given to the proposal to dispose of the former Ritz Cinema car park in line with the recommendation report in Confidential Appendix 2 and the Heads of Terms as detailed in Confidential Appendix 4.

(2) That approval be given That approval be given to the proposal to dispose of the former Greenhale House in line with the recommendation report in Confidential Appendix 2 and the Heads of Terms as detailed in Confidential Appendix 5.

(3) That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director (Place) & Deputy Chief Executive and Corporate Director (Corporate and Support Services) & Deputy Chief Executive in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration and the Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning and Governance to negotiate and agree the detailed final terms relating to the disposal of the interests in the two subject sites.

(4) That authority be delegated to the Strategic Head of Service (Legal & Democratic Governance) to do all things necessary or incidental to the implementation of the above-mentioned resolutions.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive

The report sets out and summarises the marketing campaigns that have recently concluded on two key town centre development sites at the former Ritz Cinema car park and the former Greenhale House site. The Cabinet would be recommended to approve the disposal of the two sites.

(NOTE: The report contains ‘not for publication’ appendices that have been circulated to Members of the Scrutiny Committee only).

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to note the content and comment on the report and recommendations as appropriate.

Officer Contact: Paul Richards on 0161 474 2940 or email: paul.richards@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out and summarising the marketing campaign that had recently concluded on two key town centre development sites at the former Ritz Cinema car park and the former Greenhale House site.

The Cabinet Member for Economy and Regeneration (Councillor David Meller) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

(NOTE: The report contained ‘not for publication’ appendices that had been circulated to Members of the Scrutiny Committee only).

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive

The report sets out and summarises the marketing campaigns that have recently concluded on two key town centre development sites at the former Ritz Cinema car park and the former Greenhale House site. The Cabinet would be recommended to approve the disposal of the two sites.

The Scrutiny Committee is invited to note the content and comment on the report and recommendations as appropriate.

Officer Contact: Paul Richards on 0161 474 2940 or email: paul.richards@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director (Place) and Deputy Chief Executive submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out and summarising the marketing campaign that had recently concluded on two key town centre development sites at the former Ritz Cinema car park and the former Greenhale House site.

The Cabinet Member for Resources, Commissioning and Governance (Councillor Tom McGee) attended the meeting to respond to questions from the Scrutiny Committee.

(NOTE: The report contained ‘not for publication’ appendices that had been circulated to Members of the Scrutiny Committee only).

RESOLVED – That the report be noted.