Agenda and decisions

To record the names of apologies given.

To give consideration to the approval of alternative arrangements for appointments to bodies set up by Cabinet or external bodies, or the making or terminating of such appointments.

a)    Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority Planning Advisory Board – Appointment of a deputy (Councillor Porter previously appointed as representative) 

To receive any disclosure of interests from Councillors or Officers in matters to be discussed.

Note: Councillors are reminded of their obligations to declare disclosable pecuniary interests (DPIs), other registerable interests (ORIs) and non-registerable interests (NRIs) in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct.

– to note the names of members of the public wishing to speak on general matters affecting the District or on agenda items (in the case of the latter, representations will normally be received at the time of the agenda item, after the Cabinet Member’s introduction and any questions from Cabinet Members).

NB members of the public are required to register with Democratic Services three clear working days before the meeting (contact: democracy@winchester.gov.uk or 01962 848 264). 

1.      That capital expenditure of up to £480,000 be authorised to allow for professional fees, site investigative work and surveys to allow the submission of a planning application for the St. Peter’s Car Park site, to be funded from the unallocated new homes capital budget, and it be noted this work proceeds at a financial risk to the council.

2.      That the Corporate Head of Asset Management, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Good Homes, be authorised to prepare and submit a planning application for the redevelopment of the St. Peter’s Car Park site.

3.      That the Corporate Head of Asset Management be authorised to enter into any required planning/legal agreements to facilitate the granting of planning consent.

4.      That the Corporate Head of Asset Management be authorised to invite tenders to undertake the design and build of the consented scheme.

5.      That a Final Business Case report, including details of valuation and appropriation of the site from the General Fund to the Housing Revenue Account, will be presented to Cabinet after tenders are evaluated and the final tender price is known, to agree whether to proceed with the scheme and to award and enter into a construction design and build contract with the preferred bidder.

6.      That progress reports on the scheme be submitted to the Cabinet Committee: Housing as part of the standing New Homes programme update agenda item.

1.      That the updated Business Case as presented in Appendix A and Exempt Appendix B be noted.

2.      That the submission, by Partnership and Places LLP, of the planning application be approved as outlined in Appendix D to the Local Planning Authority.

3.      That a capital budget and expenditure of up to £450,000 be approved, funded by prudential borrowing, to agree the surrender of the lease of the M&S car park in order to enable the proposed bus infrastructure to be provided.

4.      That the Strategic Director with responsibility for the Central Winchester Regeneration project be authorised to negotiate the surrender of the lease of the M&S car park in Tanner Street. 

5.      That, should negotiations for the surrender of the lease of the M&S car park on Tanner Street prove unsuccessful, Cabinet resolves to exercise compulsory purchase powers to facilitate its acquisition and authorises the Strategic Director with responsibility for the Central Winchester Regeneration project to undertake all necessary investigations and preparatory work required for the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order.

6.      That the Strategic Director with responsibility for the Central Winchester Regeneration project be authorised, in liaison with the S151 officer, to continue to negotiate with Jigsaw on the commercial terms within the Development Agreement to reflect the Council's investment in the project.

To consider whether in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.

(i)            To pass a resolution that the public be excluded from the meeting during the consideration of the following items of business because it is likely that, if members of the public were present, there would be disclosure to them of ‘exempt information’ as defined by Section 100 (I) and Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972.