Decisions

To approve the grant the lease of the above industrial unit to CROWN PAINT LTD in line with the following terms and conditions:

• For a term of 15 years at a rent outside the Act 1954
• Rent of £39,474 per annum exclusive, payable quarterly in advance
• A rent free period of 8 mths
• Tenant break in year 10
• Rent review 5th and 10th anniversary

This provides the ‘best consideration reasonably obtainable’ where the proposed term exceeds seven (7) years.

If you have any queries, then please contact Jacqueline Stewart who will be happy to provide further information.

To award a measured Term Contract for completing ad-hoc minor civils works across GBC’s portfolio of roads, garage forecourts and so on.

To approve the variation of the Contracted-Out Lease to Academy of Contemporary Music over The Electric Theatre, dated 22.6.17 in line with the following terms and conditions:

The proposed variation is in relation to the aforementioned lease, where the Council has agreed with the tenant that an additional break option can be agreed, as at the expiry of the eleventh (11th) year of the Term, on 12 months prior written notice. No further variations other than this are approved by signature of this DA.

If you have any queries, then please contact Mark Appleton who will be happy to provide further information.

The Council wishes to serve notice to bring the current lease to the Academy of Contemporary Music over The Electric Theatre. There is a mutual break option on the 18 June 2023, which requires 12 months’ notice.

If you have any queries, then please contact Mark Appleton who will be happy to provide further information.

To serve a termination notice on the tenants, Surrey Lifelong Learning Partnership, of a lease of land and buildings at Woking Road Depot, Guildford, Surrey. This will bring the lease to an end on three months prior notice. The land is required by Corporate Programmes.

If you have any queries, then please contact Mark Appleton who will be happy to provide further information.

To approve the grant of a contacted-out lease of Millmead House Kitchen area to Neat2Eat in line with the following terms and conditions:

It is proposed that the Council will grant a lease to Neat2 Eat for a term of 1 year over the kitchen area at Millmead House. The rent will be £22,807 pa.

The rent will be payable annually in advance.

The tenant receives a grant from the Council amounting to £25,000 for the financial year 2021-2022.

If you have any queries, then please contact Mark Appleton who will be happy to provide further information.

The Council’s tenant Neet2Eat of the above property and the Council have agreed to surrender the current lease, as the tenant couldn’t take beneficial occupation, when agreed, as the building was not ready for occupation, so the tenant will not benefit from a full 12 month term. The intention is to surrender this lease and regrant a new lease, on the same terms as the current lease, so the tenant will have a full 12 month term.

If you have any queries, then please contact Mark Appleton who will be happy to provide further information.

The current lease of the above premises is protected under Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the Act) and the contractual term has expired. A section 25 notice to be served on the tenant (Old Restaurant Company Ltd t/a Olivios Guildford) to bring the lease to an end and grant a new lease on the terms set out below.

To grant a FRI lease at a rent of £12,000 pa subject to rent review 6th Sep 2027 and then every 5 years. This is in accordance with the Councils General Disposal Consent powers and provides the ‘best consideration reasonably obtainable’ where the proposed term exceeds (7) years.

The agreed term is 16 years expiring on 5th Sept 2037 (in line with tenants existing lease at 53 Quarry St

A sum equivalent to 3 months’ rent deposit to be provided by the tenant as a security deposit.

If you have any queries, then please contact Jacqueline Stewart who will be happy to provide further information.

To award a measured Term Contract for supply of fire safety doors, compartmentation and other fire safety specialist works and Remediation works for the HRA. This has followed the Public Procurement Legislation compliant Framework route to market.

To approve the reviewed rent of the above property leased to Craggy Island Limited

In accordance with clause 12.1 of the lease, the annual passing rent of £40,000 has been reviewed as at 29/06/2022 and it is proposed to increase it to £49,869.

This is based on multiplying the base rent of £40,000 by the multiplier detailed in the lease (1.246). This will need to be backdated to the review date of 13/12/2021

A memorandum will be endorsed on the lease recording this review.

If you have any queries, then please contact Damien Cannell who will be happy to provide further information.

To publish a factual update note alongside the Climate Change, Sustainable Design, Construction and Energy Supplementary Planning Document following a change to the Building Regulations on June 15 2022.

To approve the reviewed fee of the above property held under the terms of a licence dated 20/11/2017.

In accordance with the terms of the licence, the annual fee of £245 has been reviewed as at 10/06/2022 and it is proposed to increase it to £303 with effect from 10/09/22.

The increase has been calculated with reference to the retail price index.

A memorandum will be endorsed on the lease recording this review.

If you have any queries, then please contact Fiona Williams who will be happy to provide further information

The Council’s tenant British Overseas Bank Nominees Ltd and WGTC Nominees Ltd of the above property has requested that they be given licence to allow the sub-letting of units 1 and 2 to The Gym Ltd (05659669) for a term of 20 years.

The Council cannot unreasonably withhold or delay consent for such assignment/sub-letting].

If you have any queries, then please contact Jacqueline Stewart who will be happy to provide further information.

To approve the grant the lease of the above industrial unit to CROWN PAINT LTD in line with the following terms and conditions:

• For a term of 15 years at a rent outside the Act 1954
• Rent of £39,474 per annum exclusive, payable quarterly in advance
• A rent free period of 8 mths
• Tenant break in year 10
• Rent review 5th and 10th anniversary

This provides the ‘best consideration reasonably obtainable’ where the proposed term exceeds seven (7) years.

If you have any queries, then please contact Jacqueline Stewart who will be happy to provide further information.

On 3 February 2022 as part of its support for rising fuel prices the Government announced a £150 Energy Rebate Payment for most households in Council Tax Bands A to D. The Government also announced a Discretionary Energy Rebate Scheme of up to £150.

Each Council must determine its own Discretionary Energy Rebate Scheme within some national guidelines. Guildford Borough Council has been allocated £235,500. This will provide 1,570 payments of £150.00. The fund will not be topped up. All payments must be made by 30 November 2022. Any remaining funds must be repaid to the government.

The full scheme will be published online and contains information on applications and fraud and error.

The key decision within the scheme concerns distribution of the funds.

Strand 1: £150 to Council Tax payers in properties banded E, F, G or H, meeting at least one of the following criteria on 1 April 2022.
•In receipt of Local Council Tax Support
•In receipt of a disabled band reduction (NB band E is in the main scheme)
•With either a carers or severely mentally impaired disregard
•With a severely mentally impaired exemption
•In receipt of housing benefit for a working age taxpayer.

Strand 2: Up to £150 to Council Tax payers in properties banded E, F, G or H on 1 April 2022, meeting at least one of the following criteria during the period 1 April 2022 to 30 June 2022. A full application to be made by 31 July 2022.

The Council Tax payer or partner is in receipt of any of the following benefits:
•Universal Credit
•Housing Benefit
•Income-based Job Seeker’s Allowance
•Income-related Employment Support Allowance
•Income Support
•Pension Credit
•Child Tax Credit
•Working Tax Credit
•Disability Living Allowance Care Element, any rate
•Disability Living Allowance Mobility Element, any rate
•Personal Independence Payment Daily Living Component, any rate
•Personal Independence Payment Mobility Component, any rate
•Attendance Allowance
•New Style Employment Support Allowance
•War Pension
•Armed Forces Compensation Scheme.
•Industrial Injuries Benefit.
•Carers Allowance

Strand 3: any funds remain following the allocation of Strand 2 payments, discretionary hardship energy payments will be considered from other residents. Further details will be published on the website in August 2022.

To approve the grant of a lease of at in line with the following terms and conditions:

To grant of a new lease, the terms are outlined below:
Rent = £32,000PA
Term = 5 years
Tenant = Kevin and Scott Young T/A Beeline

The rent will be payable quarterly in advance.

If you have any queries, then please contact Simon Goldsworthy who will be happy to provide further information.

To approve the grant of the Common Law Tenancy renewal agreement for horse grazing of Land east of Sands, the Sands, Farnham in line with the following terms and conditions:

The Tenant is restricted to use the land for a maximum number of 3 horses belonging to the Tenant for the Tenant’s private purposes only.

For grant of a new agreement the rent will be £1,560 per annum (£1,450 per annum under the previous agreement).

The agreed term is 2 years, which is subject to a mutual break clause on giving no less than three months’ written notice to the other party.

The rent will be payable in equal quarterly instalments (or proportionate amount for the first payment) on 25/03/; 24/06; 29/09 and 25/12 in advance from the date of commencement of the agreement.

The Tenant is to pay the Council’s legal and surveyors’ fees.

If you have any queries, then please contact Fiona Williams who will be happy to provide further information.