Hampshire County Council

Executive Member, Policy & Resources Item

9 June 2005

Swanwick Lodge, Glen Road, Swanwick, Fareham

Report by the Director of Property, Business and Regulatory Services

(Summary of CONFIDENTIAL decision)

1

Summary

1.1

The following decisions are sought:

That approval be given to:

i)

declare 0.4ha of land at the Swanwick Lodge Secure Unit site surplus to County Council requirements to allow it to be sold for residential development as set out in the report; and

ii)

that up to 100% of the sale proceeds be retained to finance demolition of the redundant residential blocks and necessary reinstatement on the Swanwick Lodge site, together with associated alterations and improvements to the Secure Unit.

2

Reasons

2.1

To facilitate demolition of three redundant residential blocks, and to fund improvements to the Swanwick Lodge Secure Unit.

2.2

This decision supports the following Aims of the Corporate Strategy

Aim 2 - Stewardship of the environment by ensuring that the development scheme for the surplus land is of a good standard of built design and landscape treatment.

Aim 5 - Improving services by providing funding to remove redundant buildings linked to Swanwick Lodge Secure Children's Unit, provide improved joint use holding area to enable the counselling of discharged residents separate from the Secure Unit accommodation, and provide a more satisfactory and secure perimeter to the Secure Unit.

3

Other options considered and rejected

3.1

Retention of the residential blocks, but no other County Council requirement has been identified, and the accommodation would be prohibitively expensive to convert to other uses.

4

Conflicts of interest declared by the decision-maker or other Executive Member consulted

4.1

None

5

Dispensation granted by the Standards Committee

5.1

None

6

Reason(s) for the matter being dealt with if urgent

6.1

Not applicable

Approved by:

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Date of decision:

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Councillor T K Thornber