Decision details

Poynton Town Council have approached the Council to transfer the Land adjacent to Anson Engine Museum, Anson Road, Poynton, Cheshire East SK12 1TD and this is agreed by way of a 30 year lease.  The request is to enable Poynton Town Council to use the site for storage purposes for the Town Councils property and sundry items which is for the benefit of the Poynton and its residents.

The land is owned freehold by Cheshire East Borough Council and falls within the vacant land known as Land and Civic Amenity Site, Anson Road, Poynton.  The extent of the land to be leased by Poynton Town Council is shown outlined in red on the plan attached to the report.  The Asset Management Service has confirmed that the land is surplus to operational requirements and it supports the lease proposal. 

Poynton Town Council have confirmed that it has no intention of this land being used for any other purpose than for the proposed use and the intention is that it will be protected for this use within the lease.

1.    That the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration approves the transfer of Land adjacent to Anson Engine Museum, Anson Road, Poynton, Cheshire East SK12 1TD (shown edged red on the plan attached to the report) by way of a lease of up to 30 years for a peppercorn to Poynton Town Council on terms and conditions to be determined by the Asset Manager in consultation with the Director of Legal Services.

2.    That the Land adjacent to Anson Engine Museum, Anson Road, Poynton, Cheshire East SK12 1TD (shown edged red on the plan attached to the report) (‘the Land’) be advertised as a disposal of public open space.

3.    That the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration be given delegated authority to determine whether to transfer the Land by way of a  lease of up to 30 years to Poynton Town Council following the statutory process and due consideration of the responses to the open space advertisements.

4.    The Portfolio Holder for Regeneration notes that any leasehold transfer of the Land shall be on the terms stated in the Report, or such other terms as the Portfolio Holder for Regeneration shall determine in consultation with the Assets Manager and the Director of Legal Services.

5.    The Portfolio Holder for Regeneration authorises the Director of Legal Services to approve all legal documentation and proceed to practical completion of the lease and any other legal documentation.