The above decision of the Mayor was called in by Councillors Barnby, Tyerman, O’Dwyer, Robson and Morey.

The reasons for the call-in are attached together with the Record of Decision.

The Board considered the details of a call-in by five Members of the Council of the decision of the Mayor to grant a lease for an additional piece of land to the tenant of the Inn on the Quay and to recommend to the Chief Financial Officer to allocate part of the funding received as part of the revised lease arrangement towards the provision of alternative toilets in the area.

The Call-in Promoter and two of the Call-in Supporters outlined their reasons for the call-in and the Chairman of Goodrington, Roselands and Hookhills Community Partnership spoke in favour of the call-in.

The Mayor was invited to respond to the points in the call-in and to the questions raised by members of the Board.

Resolved:  that the decision be referred back to the Mayor for reconsideration on the basis that the Board believe that:

(i)         full and detailed plans as to the location and funding of the replacement public toilets should be known before the lease is granted; and

(ii)        as part of the lease negotiations, representations should be made as to the general husbandry of the premises and the quality of service within the restaurant.

(Note:  Prior to consideration of this item it was noted that only the Call-in Promoter and one of the Call-in Supporters were present at the meeting.  In accordance with the Constitution, the Board agreed that the call-in should not be deemed withdrawn and the meeting continued.  During consideration of the item, a second Call-in Supporter arrived at the meeting.)

To consider the report on the above and make recommendations to the Mayor.

The Group considered a report which set out a proposal from the operator of the Inn on the Quay at Goodrington, Paignton to expand their hotel by an extra 20 beds, within their existing leased area.  To accommodate this, the tenant would require additional Council owned land for the additional car parking required.

The Policy Development and Decision Group (Joint Operations Team) made the following recommendations to the Mayor:

“(i)       That the Assistant Director – Corporate and Business Services, be requested to implement the procedure for the proposed disposal of “open space”, including public consultation, in respect of the proposed lease area identified in Appendix 3 to the submitted report;

(ii)        That the results from the public consultation in (i) above be considered at a future meeting of the Policy Development and Decision Group (Joint Operations Team) together with the proposed details for the new lease;

(iii)       That the Executive Head – Business Services be asked to explore the possibility of Premier Inn Hotels Ltd attending a meeting of the Community Partnership in the near future; and

(iv)       That the Executive Head – Business Services be asked to bring together key stakeholders in Goodrington and report to a future Policy Development and Decision Group (Joint Operations Team) with long term proposals for the area.”

The Mayor considered the recommendations of the Policy Development and Decision Group (Joint Operations Team) set out above at the meeting and his decision, together with further information is attached to these Minutes.