Issue - meetings

(a)       That the officers be authorised to proceed with the process of disposing of the former Knutton Recreation Centre and adjoining land through a joint disposal process (comprising land owned by both the Borough and County Councils) facilitated by a thorough public consultation process as described in the report.

(b)       That Staffordshire County Council be advised that this Council’s support of the process detailed in resolution (a) above is subject to the proposals for a new Enterprise Centre elsewhere in the Knutton area being acceptable to the tenants of the existing Enterprise Centre in High Street.

A report was submitted seeking views on the preferred way forward for the disposal and redevelopment of the Knutton Recreation Centre and adjoining land.

Members were advised about the appropriateness of reviewing the development and investment options for sites in  Borough and County Council ownership in the centre of Knutton Village with a view to securing a more comprehensive regeneration scheme, in the light of the County Council’s proposal to provide a new Enterprise Centre in High Street.

Also, the Borough Council was to undertake a comprehensive review of community centres which may have implications for the Knutton community and additionally, it was necessary to give consideration to the likely financial implications of this matter in the context of known/emerging capital programme commitments.

In giving its broad support to the County Council’s proposals with regard to the replacement Enterprise Centre Cabinet agreed that this should be dependant upon the occupants of the existing units being similarly supportive.

Resolved:  (a) That the officers be authorised to proceed with the process of disposing of the former Knutton Recreation Centre and adjoining land through a joint disposal process (comprising land owned by both the Borough and County Councils) facilitated by a thorough public consultation process as described in the report.

                 (b)  That Staffordshire County Council be advised that this Council’s support of the process detailed in resolution (a) above is subject to the proposals for a new Enterprise Centre elsewhere in the Knutton area being acceptable to the tenants of the existing Enterprise Centre in High Street.