Note – the Mayor stated that he would consider any alternative proposals submitted by Thursday 29 March 2018.

The exempt/restricted appendix was noted.

DECISION

1.    To note the contents of the report;

2.    To agree that 2 Trinity Green, Mile End Road, E1 4TS is surplus to the Council’s operational requirements;

3.    To agree to the disposal of the site and to note that the Corporate Director, Place will decide on the most appropriate disposal method under delegated authority;

4.    To agree to the disposal of the site on a freehold basis;

5.    To agree that the capital receipt is used for the provision of affordable housing,

6.    To authorise the Corporate Director, Place, to  progress the sale of the site;

7.    To authorise the Corporate Director, Place, following consultation with the Corporate Director, Governance, to agree the terms and conditions of any agreements required to implement the recommendations above.

8.    To authorise the Corporate Director, Governance to execute all agreements required to implement the recommendations above; and

9.    To agree to produce a Heritage Asset Management Plan in consultation with the Friends of Trinity Green and other Stakeholders, to guide a future approach to site-wide management and maintenance.

Action by:

ACTING CORPORATE DIRECTOR, PLACE (A. SUTCLIFFE)

(Divisional Director, Property and Major Programmes (R. Chilcott)

Councillor David Edgar, Cabinet Member for Resources, introduced the report into the proposed disposal of 2 Trinity Green. He explained that the property was expensive and complicated to renovate and that the proposal was it would be a better use of Council resources to sell the property and use the proceeds to purchase provision elsewhere in the Borough. He also explained that a Heritage Asset Management Plan (HAMP) would be produced to help support future site-wide management and maintenance.

Rupert Munday, Friends of Trinity Green, addressed Cabinet. He highlighted that the Spitalfields Trust had expressed an interest in purchasing the property and so he requested a delay whilst this was discussed. He also expressed concern that a sale on the open market would make agreeing an HAMP more difficult. Finally he asked that if the property was sold that some of the receipts be reserved to support environmental improvements at the site.

The Mayor noted the points raised in the discussion. He also noted the suggestion that the disposal ‘should be’ made subject to a local conservation plan. He stated that he considered the approach set out in the recommendations to be appropriate but that if the Spitalfields Trust came back with a formal proposal within the next week he would look at that. Finally he noted the exempt/restricted appendix to the report.

The Mayor agreed the recommendations set out in the report.

RESOLVED

1.    To note the contents of the report;

2.    To agree that 2 Trinity Green, Mile End Road, E1 4TS is surplus to the Council’s operational requirements;

3.    To agree to the disposal of the site and to note that the Corporate Director, Place will decide on the most appropriate disposal method under delegated authority;

4.    To agree to the disposal of the site on a freehold basis;

5.    To agree that the capital receipt is used for the provision of affordable housing,

6.    To authorise the Corporate Director, Place, to  progress the sale of the site;

7.    To authorise the Corporate Director, Place, following consultation with the Corporate Director, Governance, to agree the terms and conditions of any agreements required to implement the recommendations above.

8.    To authorise the Corporate Director, Governance to execute all agreements required to implement the recommendations above; and

9.    To agree to produce a Heritage Asset Management Plan in consultation with the Friends of Trinity Green and other Stakeholders, to guide a future approach to site-wide management and maintenance.

The exempt appendix was noted.

The recommendations were amended and then agreed.

DECISION

1. To defer consideration of the report to a future Cabinet meeting to allow for further discussion on potential disposal processes.

ACTING CORPORATE DIRECTOR, PLACE (A. SUTCLIFFE)

(Divisional Director, Property and Major Programmes (R Chilcott)

Councillor David Edgar, Cabinet Member for Resources, introduced the report. He explained that there had been further discussions with the Friends of Trinity Green and that he proposed that consideration of the report be deferred to allow these discussions to conclude.

He explained that he expected the report would return at an upcoming Cabinet meeting and that the recommendations may not change but that it was important to ensure the discussions were concluded before a decision was taken.

The Mayor noted the proposal. He agreed to defer consideration of the report to a later Cabinet meeting.

RESOLVED

1. To defer consideration of the report to a future Cabinet meeting to allow for further discussion on potential disposal processes.