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Report of the Cabinet Member for Resources, Leisure and Culture to enable the development and disposal of land which currently accommodates Ridgeway House School and Prospect House, attached.

DECISION MADE REF (CAB 11/12 7972)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Resources, Leisure and Culture, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To authorise the Head of Legal, HR and Democratic Services to make an application to the Secretary of State for the de-registration and exchange of common land identified on the plan at Appendix 1.

(ii)  To authorise the Head of Legal, HR and Democratic Services to advertise the proposed appropriation of common land proposed to be deregistered and open space at Freemantle Common Road identified on the plan at Appendix 1 for two consecutive weeks in a local newspaper.

(iii)  If no objections are received, and subject to obtaining Secretary of State’s consent to the exchange of common land, to authorise the Senior Manager: Property, Procurement and Contract Management to appropriate the required areas of common land and open space for highway purposes.

(iv)  In the event that any objections are received to the proposed appropriation to bring a subsequent report and refer those objections to Cabinet for determination.

(v)  To delegate authority to the Senior Manager: Property, Procurement and Contract Management to approve the preferred tender, agree the terms of the sale and to carry out all ancillary matters to dispose of the site.