At the meeting of the Cabinet on 19 April 2022 the Director of Place in consultation with Parkfield House Project Board was authorised to seek Expressions of Interest from Community Partners to ascertain interest from the community in taking on the site by way of a leasehold disposal or community asset transfer.  Subsequently a procurement process has been undertaken to identify a community partner (or group of partners) to whom Parkfield House and grounds could be disposed of on a long lease.

Subject to there being no formal objection from the National Trust or the Big Lottery (parties to the title deed) to the proposed disposal; the Chief Executive be authorised, in consultation with the Director of Place, to agree the terms and grant a lease of Parkfield House and grounds to the Preferred Bidder named in Exempt Appendix 4 to the submitted report.

Providing the Preferred Bidder can deliver upon their proposals, the disposal will provide increased opportunities to improve the wellbeing outcomes of Torbay residents, in particular Children and Young People, as outlined in the Framework for Community Development of Parkfield.

There no alternative options considered.

This decision will come into force and may be implemented on 28 December 2022 unless the call-in procedure is triggered (as set out in the Standing Orders in relation to Overview and Scrutiny).

A formal procurement process had been undertaken to identify a community partner (or group of partners) to whom Parkfield House and grounds could be disposed of on a leasehold basis. The process was open for application to any partners in the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise sector.

The process identified the top scoring community partner and as such was the Preferred Bidder based on the evaluation of all submissions in line with the published evaluation criteria.

At the meeting Councillor Long proposed and Councillor Cowell seconded a motion that was unanimously agreed by the Cabinet, as set out above.

None.