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On 1 December 2025, Cabinet Committee – Property:-
(i) Declared the land and property assets listed in Appendix A to the report except for the following:
- Garwood Road Leisure Gardens, Garwood Road, Yardley East, B26 2AW.
- Land adjacent 69 The Hurstway, Erdington, B23 5XG.
- Land off Dorsington Road / Mickleton Road, Acocks Green, B27 7AE
surplus to Council requirements and authorises their subsequent sale as detailed;
(ii) Noted that in accordance with existing surplus property procedures no internal reuse of the properties listed in Appendix A has been identified;
(iii) Authorised the Executive Director, Place Prosperity & Sustainability to conclude the sale of the Council’s property interests at public auction (where auction is indicated as the method of disposal) through its appointed auctioneers during 2025 and 2026;
(iv) Authorised the Executive Director, Place Prosperity & Sustainability, where deemed appropriate, to set individual reserve prices in excess of £200,000;
(v) Noted that currently, the Director of Property & Regeneration has authority to dispose of individual properties (using the sale options recommended in this report), at a value of up to £200,000;
(vi) Delegated authority to the Director of Property & Regeneration in conjunction with the Executive Director, Place Prosperity and Sustainability and the Deputy Leader, to agree terms for and conclude sales of properties of those assets identified in this report with a disposal value between £200,000 and £2m;
(vii) Noted that transactions outside this range or not utilizing this delegation set out in paragraph (vi) above will be reported to a future Cabinet Committee Property meeting for a decision;
(viii) Authorised the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer), where necessary, to advertise the permanent loss of public open space and consider any objections in accordance with Section 123(2a) of the Local Government Act 1972;
(ix) Authorised the Director of Law and Governance (Monitoring Officer) to negotiate, execute and complete all necessary legal documents to give effect to the above recommendations.
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