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Further to Minute No. 80, 18th
October 2017, the Director of City Development submitted a report
which sought approval to the provisionally agreed Heads of Terms
for the freehold disposal of the Matthew Murray site, which would
facilitate Leeds United Football Club’s (LUFC) proposals to
relocate its training facilities and the Leeds United Foundation
(LUF) and Academy facilities back into the heart of the city and
the Elland Road environment.
Responding to a Member’s enquiry, the
Board received an update on the current position regarding the
remaining term of LUFC’s current lease at the Thorp Arch site
and the relationship between this and the proposals regarding the
use of the Matthew Murray School site.
Members discussed the current position regarding
what facilities the club intended to relocate to the Matthew Murray
site, with it being highlighted that further clarity was required
in this area. In response, it was noted that such matters could be
picked up as part of the ongoing negotiations with the club.
With regard to the commitment of the club around
the support it was proposing to provide for the benefit of the
local community as part of this relocation, it was requested that
further discussion be held with the club in order to enable such
commitments to be confirmed in writing.
With regard to how the proposals would
potentially affect the Thorp Arch site, a request was made that
relevant Ward Members be kept informed of developments.
In conclusion, the Board was assured that the
Executive would be kept up to date with developments on such
matters, as appropriate.
Following the consideration of Appendix 1 to
the submitted report, designated as being 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, and in taking into consideration all of the matters raised
during the discussion on this item, it was
RESOLVED –
(a)
That the disposal of the Council’s freehold
interest in the Matthew Murray site, for use as a training facility
for LUFC to Greenfield Investments (a wholly owned company of the
owner of LUFC), on the draft terms as set out in exempt
Appendix 1 to the submitted report, be approved;
(b)
That the approval of the final disposal boundary and
terms, including that relating to part of the playing fields of the
Ingram Road Primary School and any requirement by Highways England,
be delegated to the Director of City Development, with the
concurrence of the Executive Member for Resources and, where
applicable, the Head Teacher of Ingram Road Primary
School;
(c)
That it be noted that the receipt from the disposal
of the Matthew Murray site has already been ring-fenced to the
Consolidation Schools Programme;
(d)
That it be noted that a separate report is being
presented to this Executive Board regarding the ‘Parklife Project’, which is proposed on
Council owned land at Fullerton Park adjacent to LUFC’s
stadium, which provides for associated training
facilities.
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