To consider a report relating to the disposal of Lincombe Court which is a Council asset previously utilised by the Care Trust and now no longer required for service delivery.

The Council made the following recommendation to the Mayor:

It was proposed by Councillor Haddock and seconded by Councillor Mills:

that the Mayor be recommended to:

(i)         consider any feedback received from Ward Members and the relevant Community Partnerships to the disposal of Lincombe Court as set out in Appendix 3 to the submitted report; and

(ii)        that subject to (i) above Lincombe Court be declared no longer required for service delivery and that the Head of Commercial Services be requested to advertise the intended disposal in accordance with the Council’s Community Asset Transfer Policy 2008.

An amendment was proposed by Councillor Carter and seconded by Councillor Darling (S):

(iii)       that the Council be recommended to allocate any funds received from the sale of Lincombe Court, Torquay, to the development of social housing i.e. secure tenancy with socially regulated rent.

On being put to the vote, the amendment was declared lost.

The original motion was then put to the vote and declared carried.

The Mayor considered the recommendations of the Council set out above at the meeting and the record of his decision, together with further information is attached to these Minutes.