Issue - meetings
Send Hill Disused Sandpit
Meeting: 05/01/2023 - Executive (Item 71)
Additional documents:
- Item 7 (1) - Appendix 1, item 71 PDF 469 KB
- Item 7 (2) Official Copy (Title Plan) - SY546556, item 71 PDF 296 KB
- Item 7 (3) - Appendix 2 (1), item 71 PDF 315 KB
- Webcast for Send Hill Disused Sandpit - Supplementary Estimate - Stage 2 (invasive) contamination survey
Decision:
That a supplementary estimate of £25,000 be approved from the Budget Pressures Reserve, for the purpose of commissioning a Stage 2 (invasive) contamination land survey at the Send Hill Disused Sandpit.
Reasons:
1. To inform a more accurate valuation of the land and generate a more detailed picture of the types of waste present.
2. The land may be heavily contaminated and does not support service delivery.
Other options considered and rejected by the Executive:
Do nothing – The Executive could have decided on the disposal of the land without the survey and associated cost. There was a risk of possible future claims against the Council if contaminants escaped the bounds of the site. In addition, the Council would have to comply with the Occupiers Liability Act 1984.
Details of any conflict of interest declared by the Leader or lead councillors and any dispensation granted:
None.
Minutes:
With the knowledge gained from the results of the survey, the Council could obtain a more informed residual land valuation with which to advertise the sale of land on the open market and thereby obtain best consideration with risks and opportunities being made explicit. The risks and potential gains from both options were set out in the report.
The Executive considered there was a duty of care upon the Council to fully understand the nature of the deposits on the site. In addition, the estimate for the work acquired through the tendering process was competitive.
Consequently, the Executive,
RESOLVED:
That a supplementary estimate of £25,000 be approved from the Budget Pressures Reserve, for the purpose of commissioning a Stage 2 (invasive) contamination land survey at the Send Hill Disused Sandpit.
Reasons:
1. To inform a more accurate valuation of the land and generate a more detailed picture of the types of waste present.
2. The land may be heavily contaminated and does not support service delivery.