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Bromley Town Ward

Report DRR17/038/1

On 8^th February 2017, the Executive had approved the selection of Countryside Properties (UK) Ltd as the preferred development partner for the next phase of development of Opportunity Site G following a competitive procurement process. Based on the successful development submission, officers had been negotiating the detailed terms of the proposed development agreement and lease for the development. The report set out the terms for the development agreement and lease and sought the Executive’s approval to these terms. Once the agreement had been exchanged a binding agreement to grant the lease, subject to the fulfilment of certain conditions, would exist.

As part of the development agreement, section 123 notices had been published in the local press to advertise the intention to dispose of open space as part of a land swap to regularise the development boundary with Church House Gardens. Over 40 objections had been received to the notice, many of them raising concerns about the disposal of the land before the planning process had been completed, and it was proposed that it should be withdrawn. Instead, a condition would be placed in the development agreement requiring a further notice to be published if necessary when it was clearer exactly what open space would be required. 

The report had been scrutinised by the Renewal and Recreation PDS Committee on 5^th July 2017.

RESOLVED that

(1) The terms of the proposed development agreement and lease as set out in the report be approved and authority be given to enter into the development agreement, subject to an additional condition for a further notice of the disposal of land to be published if required and reported back to Members when the impact on the public open space is definite.

(2) Authority be delegated to the Director of Corporate Services, with the agreement of the Executive Director of Environment and Community Services and the Director of Finance to agree any further (non-material) variation in the detailed terms.

(3) Authority be delegated to the Portfolio Holder for Renewal & Recreation to approve the consultation draft masterplan to enable officers to undertake a six week public consultation; the results of the masterplan consultation will be reported back to the Executive for consideration and approval.

(4) Quarterly updating reports should be submitted to the Executive.