As Cabinet Member forDeputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Corporate and Traded Services, I:
a) AGREE that the political priorities in any preferred option for the future of Sessions House include:
i. The retention of the County Council’s strategic headquarters in Maidstone
ii. The modernisation and expansion of Invicta House as the main staff accommodation hub for Maidstone with office hubs located in other districts sized accordingly.
iii. The provision of civic accommodation in Sessions House Block C and D (Central Core)
b) AGREE to allocate £2,082,000 from the capital feasibility MTFP allocation to enable the further testing and the development of a detailed financial and legal assessment and feasibility work to RIBA stage 3 for the preferred option before final detailed proposals are provided to Cabinet for a final decision to be taken.
c) AGREE that the Director of Infrastructure shall work with key stakeholders to test the feasibility of future alternative uses for blocks A, B and E of Sessions House with detailed proposals (financially and legally assessed) to be included as part of the proposals at b) above.