Issue - meetings

To approve a Deed of Easement, between Waverley Borough Council, Crest Nicholson and BTR Farnham Limited.

Approve updates to the Head Lease Plan to reflect ‘as built’ position, in relation to the Brightwells Yard, Farnham scheme.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the Executive:

·       approves the grant of the proposed Deed of Easement between the Council, Crest and BTR Farnham Ltd, as set out in Annexe 1 and that the Strategic Director is delegated to be able to agree easements on similar terms for those individual properties that request it and Thames Valley Metropolitan Housing.

·       approves the updates to the Head Lease Plan as set out in Annexe 2.

RESOLVED

·                  That the grant of the proposed Deed of Easement between the Council, Crest and BTR Farnham Ltd, as set out in Annexe 1 be approved and that the Strategic Director is delegated to be able to agree easements on similar terms for those individual properties that request it and Thames Valley Metropolitan Housing.

·                  That the updates to the Head Lease Plan as set out in Annexe 2 be approved.

[Resources Overview and Scrutiny Committee]

Councillor MacLeod presented the report, which set out a proposal to approve a Deed of Easement, between Waverley Borough Council, Crest Nicholson and BTR Farnham Limited; and to approve updates to the Head Lease Plan to reflect ‘as built’ position, in relation to the Brightwells Yard, Farnham scheme.

Councillor Hyman spoke on the report seeking clarification on why the exempt annexes were exempt due to it not being controversial.  He also sought clarification on when the associated planning applications would be submitted.  In response the Leader advised that the information contained in the exempt annexes was commercially sensitive.  Councillor MacLeod responded to the points raised, reading out a response from the Council’s legal services team.  He clarified that a number of the questions raised related to planning application, which was not a matter for the Executive to consider.  The Council was the landholder, not the applicant.  It would be for Crest Nicholson as the applicant to make an application to the Local Planning Authority.

In response to a question from the Leader, the Council’s s151 officer advised that Thames Valley Metropolitan Housing was a separate housing association which had purchased the affordable housing units in the Brightwells development.

RESOLVED

·                  That the grant of the proposed Deed of Easement between the Council, Crest and BTR Farnham Ltd, as set out in Annexe 1 be approved and that the Strategic Director is delegated to be able to agree easements on similar terms for those individual properties that request it and Thames Valley Metropolitan Housing.

·                  That the updates to the Head Lease Plan as set out in Annexe 2 be approved.