Agenda, decisions and minutes

There were no apologies for absence.

To provide an opportunity for Members and Officers to declare any disclosable pecuniary and non-pecuniary interests in any item on the agenda.

No declarations of interest were made.

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To consider a lease for telecommunications equipment located at Delamere House, Crewe.

That approval be given to serve a Section 25 notice in accordance with the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 terminating the current lease dated 30 November 2000 between the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich and Vodafone Limited, and to enter into negotiations to agree a new lease (of the current demise) for a further term of 9 years on terms and conditions to be determined by the Property Services Managerand Head of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer.

Consideration was given to a request for the Council (as landlord) to enter into negotiations and agree a new lease with Vodafone, now known as Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited, in respect of the telecommunication equipment located at Delamere House, Crewe.

The previous lease had expired on 29 November 2009. The tenant was holding over on the terms of its previous tenancy, which was a secure business tenancy.  The tenancy needed to be formalised and the method to do this was to serve a Section 25 notice on the tenant for renewal of the lease and to specify in the notice the proposed head of terms.  This would allow the Council to enter into negotiations to agree a new lease. 

Granting a new lease to Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited would formalise the occupation and generate additional revenue to the Council.

RESOLVED:

That approval be given to serve a Section 25 notice in accordance with the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 terminating the current lease dated 30 November 2000 between the Borough of Crewe and Nantwich and Vodafone Limited, and to enter into negotiations to agree a new lease (of the current demise) for a further term of 9 years on terms and conditions to be determined by the Property Services Managerand Head of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer.

To consider a lease for telecommunications equipment located at the Grosvenor Centre Car Park, Macclesfield.

That approval be given to serve a Section 25 notice in accordance with the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 terminating the current lease agreement (lease dated 7^th May 1998 between Macclesfield Borough Council and Vodafone Ltd) and to enter into negotiations for a new lease of the existing demise for a further term of 10 years, on terms and conditions to be determined by the Property Services Managerand Head of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer.

Consideration was given to a request for the Council (as landlord) to enter into negotiations and agree a new lease with Vodafone, now known as Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited, in respect of the telecommunication equipment located at Grosvenor Centre Car Park, Churchill Way, Macclesfield.

The previous lease had expired on 6 May 2008. The tenant was holding over on the terms of its previous tenancy, which was a secure business tenancy.  The tenancy needed to be formalised and the method to do this was to serve a Section 25 notice on the tenant for renewal of the lease and to specify in the notice the proposed head of terms.  This would allow the Council to enter into negotiations to agree a new lease. 

Granting a new lease to Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited would formalise the occupation and generate additional revenue to the Council.

RESOLVED:

That approval be given to serve a Section 25 notice in accordance with the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 terminating the current lease agreement (lease dated 7^th May 1998 between Macclesfield Borough Council and Vodafone Ltd) and to enter into negotiations for a new lease of the existing demise for a further term of 10 years, on terms and conditions to be determined by the Property Services Managerand Head of Legal Services and Monitoring Officer.