Decision details

a)    That officers be authorised to complete and submit pro-forma responses to the local planning authority for all Borough Council owned sites listed in the appendix to this report.

b)    That officers be authorised to incorporate the identified sites listed in the appendix in the scope of the proposed masterplan (around the former Keele Golf Course and western / southern fringes of urban Newcastle) and to proceed, in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder, to agree the principles of a brief with appropriate land owners.

c)    That the financial implications arising from recommendation (b) be addressed through the 2015/16 budget setting process.

d)    That the sites listed in the appendix to this report be used to inform the next and future Asset Management Strategies / Plans.

e)    That officers bring forward at the earliest opportunity a further report identifying any additional sites which may be identified as appropriate for alternative use or development once key strategy documents have been finalised as described in the report.