That the Director of Pride in Place be authorised to assign the existing lease dated 21st February 2022 from the current tenant to the proposed assignee, as set out in exempt appendix 1.

The Council has been approached by the existing tenant requesting consent to assign the lease to another entity/person/business.

The Council is unable to unreasonably withhold or delay consent to the assignment and therefore is obliged to proceed as there are no reasonable grounds for refusing consent.

Assignment of the lease is prohibited within the terms of the lease unless Landlord’s consent is granted. The Landlord has no reasonable grounds on which to refuse consent given the covenant strength of the assignor and assignee.

This decision will be implemented immediately.

A request has been received from the current tenant to assign the lease to another entity, having undertaken due diligence on the proposed assignee the Council is satisfied that there are no reasonable grounds for refusing consent.

None.