Decision Details

  • General
  • Reports

This section allows you to view the general details of a Decision

Details

Status:
Implemented
Title:
Disposal of Surplus Properties
Include item on Forward Plan
Yes
Is Key Decision
Yes
Item Contains Exempt/Private Reports
Yes
Reference:
014087/2025
Urgent Decision - Not in Forward Plan
No
Details for Agenda Sheet
Report of Executive Director Place, Prosperity & Sustainability
Implementation Date (not before meeting on)
Mon 19 May 2025
Purpose

The continued review of the Council’s land and property portfolio has identified the individual property interests surplus to requirements.  It is proposed that these property interests form part of an agreed programme of land and property sales to be implemented during financial years 2025/26 and 2026/27, contributing to the Council’s Financial Recovery Plan.

Key Portfolio
Deputy Leader and Economy & Skills
Decision Maker
Not Applicable
Chief Officer Decision Maker
------ N/A ------
Reason For Key Decision

Capital in excess of (or making savings in excess of) £1m

Relevant Documents
Decision Type:
Committee
Decision Maker:
Cabinet Committee – Property
Directorate
Place Prosperity & Sustainability
Other Information
Private Reason

Paragraph 2 – Information which is likely to reveal the identity of an individual  

Paragraph 3 - Information relating to the financial or business affairs of a particular person (including the authority holding that information).

Decision Outcome

On 19 May 2025, Cabinet Committee – Property:-

(i)       Declared the land and property assets listed in Appendix A of the report surplus to Council requirements and authorised 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 have 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 Assistant Director, Corporate Landlord has authority to dispose of individual properties (using the sale options recommended in the report), at a value of up to £200,000;

(vi)      Delegated authority to the Assistant Director, Corporate Landlord, 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 the 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 City Solicitor, 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; and

(ix)      Authorised the City Solicitor to negotiate, execute and complete all necessary legal documents to give effect to the above recommendations.

THE DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON FRIDAY 23 MAY 2025.
Would the recommended decision be contrary to the budget and policy framework:
No
Decision Options:

Additional Information

Reg 10
Reg 11

Decision Criteria

This Decision does not contain any decision criteria records.

Wards

Acocks Green; Bournbrook & Selly Park; Lozells; Pype Hayes; Soho & Jewellery Quarter; Sparkhill

Topics

This Decision does not contain any Topic records

Overview and Scrutiny

Economy, Skills and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee

This section allows you to view the reports for the Decision.

Reports

  1. Disposal of Surplus Properties
  2. pdf CCP Report - Disposal of Surplus Properties (162Kb)
    1. pdf Appendix A – Sales Programme (70Kb)
    2. pdf Exempt Appendix B – Sales Programme (including financial information) - Private Report
    3. pdf Appendix C – Site Plans (2799Kb)
    4. pdf Appendix D – Ward Member Consultation Matrix (128Kb)
    5. pdf Appendix E – Equality Impact Assessment EIA000532 (1) (1449Kb)

This section displays the history of the Decision.

Decision History

Date & Time CreatedUser Full NameStatus DescriptionDetails
123
 Page 1 of 3, items 1 to 10 of 24.
04/04/2025 09:35:29Louise Harris Business Item Created 
04/04/2025 09:35:29Louise Harris Committee AddedCabinet Committee – Property
04/04/2025 09:35:29Louise Harris Meeting Added19/05/2025 3:00PM
04/04/2025 09:37:18Louise Harris Contacts Edited 
04/04/2025 09:38:40Louise Harris Consultation/Comments Edited 
04/04/2025 09:39:18Louise Harris OS Committee AddedEconomy, Skills and Culture Overview and Scrutiny Committee
04/04/2025 09:40:11Louise Harris Status ChangedDecision Scheduled [1]
02/05/2025 11:29:00Ghalub Hussain General Details Edited 
08/05/2025 12:28:34Ghalub Hussain General Details Edited 
08/05/2025 12:29:21Ghalub Hussain General Details Edited 

Approval/Comments

No history found.