Decision details

To agree to the council’s land assembly proposals to support the timely regeneration and economic growth in Holbeck Urban Village.

Further to Minute No. 180, 14^th February 2014, the Director of City Development submitted a report which sought the Board’s agreement to the Council potentially acquiring assets in Holbeck Urban Village in order to support regeneration objectives in the area and to help stimulate economic growth.

Members welcomed the proposals detailed within the submitted report and the regeneration opportunities which they could promote.

In noting the difficulties which had been experienced by the Council in gaining access to Holbeck Viaduct, it was requested that on behalf of the Board, the Chief Executive write to the Chief Executive of Network Rail in order to try and resolve this matter.

Following consideration of Appendix 1 to the submitted report, designated as exempt from publication under the provisions of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4 (3), which was considered in private at the conclusion of the meeting, it was

RESOLVED –

(a)  That agreement be given for the Council to acquire the freehold interest in Leodis Court from the Homes and Communities Agency, in accordance with the terms set out within paragraph 5.0 of the exempt Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

(b)  That agreement be given for the Council to take assignment of the lease at the Round Foundry Media Centre, in accordance with the terms as set out within paragraph 5.0 of the exempt Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

(c)  That the Director of City Development be authorised, in conjunction with legal services and in consultation with the Executive Member for Development and the Economy and the Deputy Chief Executive, to take steps to finalise and enter in to the agreements with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), in order to acquire the freehold interest in Leodis Court and the lease at Round Foundry Media Centre, in accordance with the terms as set out within paragraph 5.0 of the exempt Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

(d)  That the injection of the sum identified within exempt Appendix 1 into the capital programme for the purchase of Leodis Court be approved and that authority be given to spend the monies for the purchase of Leodis Court.

(e)  That it be noted that the Chief Asset Management and Regeneration Officer will be responsible for the implementation of resolutions (a), (b) and (c) above, and that the timescales for implementation, as set out within exempt Appendix 1 to the submitted report also be noted.

(f)  That should access to the Holbeck Viaduct not be achieved, then the Chief Executive write to the Chief Executive of Network Rail regarding the difficulties which had been experienced by the Council in gaining access to the Viaduct, in order to try and resolve this matter.

(The matters referred to within this minute were designated as being exempt from Call In. A decision may be declared as being exempt from Call In if it is considered that any delay would seriously prejudice the Council’s or the public interest. In this case, it is deemed that this report is exempt from call in as any delay in completing the acquisition will have an adverse impact upon the critical path of approvals of the Council and the HCA to complete the transaction and the commercial outcome that the Council achieves).

Executive Member for Development and Economy will be consulted on the recommendations.

Executive Member for Development and Economy

Deputy Chief Executive