Decision details

Following the decision of the Cabinet Member for Community Services to create a Hub at Southborough a further decision will be sought to agree propetry implications arising:
To seek approval to proceed with the disposal of the Ridgeway site in Southborough and the fifty percent claw back over the adjacent land, with part or all of the combined receipts being allocated to support the development of the Southborough Hub.
To seek approval to enter into significant legal agreements including, but not limited to, land options and a partnership agreement.
To seek approval to proceed with the purchase of the Tesco’s and Loyds Bank land as part of the Hub redevelopment.
To seek approval for the Director of Property and Infrastructure Support to be authorised to finalise terms for a freehold or leasehold of the library and football pavilion.
To seek approval for the Director of Property and Infrastructure Support to be authorised to finalise terms for the disposal of the Hub and the Car Park back to Southborough Town council and Tunbridge Wells Borough Council respectively.

This decision relates to:-

15/00041 Southborough Hub (inclusion of library) – taken by Cabinet Member for Community Services on 21 April 2015

and 17/00069 Southborough Hub (disposal of Residential Land) – can be taken early in 2018.