Decision details

On 5^th September 2011 it was decided by the Cabinet that a number of properties should be transferred to the Town or Parish Council for the area in which the properties are located as a second phase of the Local Service Delivery -Transfer and Devolutions to Town and Parish Councils process.

Bollington Town Hall is transferring to Bollington Town Council, in line with Cabinet approval, for a nominal value and the Town Council will be wholly responsible for the service and asset save insofar as the Council has residual legal responsibilities under contracts or legislative provisions.

At the meeting the following additional sentence was added to paragraph 3.4: - 

'In the event of there being any further movement and settlement within the area (only) in which the Council has recently undertaken the drainage works described above then the Council will undertake such drainage works to remedy it until the expiration of 15 years from the date of the transfer.

An additional paragraph was also added at 3.6 as follows: -

3.6  The transfers meet the objectives of Localism.

That approval be given to transfer the freehold of the Bollington Town Hall Complex, 34 Wellington Road, Bollington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 5JR  to Bollington Town Council for a nominal value on the terms stated, with other terms to be agreed by the Property Portfolio Manager.