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Leases for the Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub Project

 

 

Meeting: 08/07/2024 - Cabinet (Item 14)

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Executive Summary

To deliver the Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub project legal agreements are required to secure the land and transfer the Leisure Centre Operators rights and obligations to the new facilities.

 

This report outlines the legal agreements required to deliver the project and seeks approval to enter into those legal agreements.

 

 

Options considered.

 

No alternative options were considered as the legal agreements are required to deliver the Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub project.

 

Consultation(s)

Steve Hems - Director for Communities (Project Lead)

Octavia Holman - Solicitor, Eastlaw

Erika Temple - Corporate Programme and Project Manager

 

Recommendations

 

It is recommended to Cabinet to provide approval to:

 

·               Surrender of the lease for the existing leisure centre site to enable the new lease to be entered into.

 

·               Enter into a new 99-year Lease with Fakenham Town Council for the site, which is required to develop the proposed extended leisure centre and 3G all-weather pitch.

 

·               Surrender the current sub-lease to Leisure Centre Operator for the existing Leisure centre.

 

·               Enter into a new Lease with Leisure Centre Operator for the redeveloped leisure centre for the duration of their leisure contact.

 

·               Enter into short term legal agreements with the Leisure Centre Operator to allow them to continue occupation of existing leisure centre during the redevelopment works.

 

·               Delegate approval to the Asset Strategy Manger to agree the exact terms of the above legal agreements.

 

Reasons for recommendations

 

To facilitate the delivery of the Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub project, approved at Full Council on the 20th of December 2023

 

Background papers

 

Report to Full Council – 27th July 2022

Report to Full Council –20th December 2023

 

 

 

Wards affected

Fakenham wards (Lancaster North and South); and wards

in the west of the district including Briston, Priory, Stibbard,

Stody, The Raynhams, Walsingham; Wells with Holkham.

Cabinet member(s)

Cllr, L Shires

Contact Officer

Milo Creasey – Trainee Estates Surveyor -milo.creasey@north-norfolk.gov.uk

 

Renata Garfoot - Asset Strategy Manger -Renata.Garfoot@north-norfolk.gov.uk

 

 

 

Decision:

Decision

RESOLVED to

 

It is recommended to Cabinet to provide approval to:

 

·               Surrender of the lease for the existing leisure centre site to enable the new lease to be entered into.

 

·               Enter into a new 99-year Lease with Fakenham Town Council for the site, which is required to develop the proposed extended leisure centre and 3G all-weather pitch.

 

·               Surrender the current sub-lease to Leisure Centre Operator for the existing Leisure centre.

 

·               Enter into a new Lease with Leisure Centre Operator for the redeveloped leisure centre for the duration of their leisure contact.

 

·               Enter into short term legal agreements with the Leisure Centre Operator to allow them to continue occupation of existing leisure centre during the redevelopment works.

 

·               Delegate approval to the Asset Strategy Manger to agree the exact terms of the above legal agreements.

 

Reason for the recommendations:

 

To facilitate the delivery of the Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub project, approved at Full Council on the 20th of December 2023

 

Minutes:

Cllr L Shires, Portfolio Holder for Finance and Assets explained that to deliver the Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub project, legal agreements were required to secure the land and transfer the Leisure Centre Operator’s rights and obligations to the new facilities. The report outlined the legal agreements required to deliver the project and sought approval to enter into those legal agreements.

Cllr C Cushing thanked Fakenham Town Council for their cooperation and engagement on this project. The Chairman agreed.

It was proposed by Cllr L Shires, seconded by Cllr L Withington and

 

RESOLVED to

 

It is recommended to Cabinet to provide approval to:

 

·               Surrender of the lease for the existing leisure centre site to enable the new lease to be entered into.

 

·               Enter into a new 99-year Lease with Fakenham Town Council for the site, which is required to develop the proposed extended leisure centre and 3G all-weather pitch.

 

·               Surrender the current sub-lease to Leisure Centre Operator for the existing Leisure centre.

 

·               Enter into a new Lease with Leisure Centre Operator for the redeveloped leisure centre for the duration of their leisure contact.

 

·               Enter into short term legal agreements with the Leisure Centre Operator to allow them to continue occupation of existing leisure centre during the redevelopment works.

 

·               Delegate approval to the Asset Strategy Manger to agree the exact terms of the above legal agreements.

 

Reason for the recommendations:

 

To facilitate the delivery of the Fakenham Leisure and Sports Hub project, approved at Full Council on the 20th of December 2023