Decision details

The County Council’s Future West Sussex Plan set out its ambition to minimise the burden of local taxation, delivering the best outcomes for residents with the money it spends, whilst living within its means.  In 2018 the County Council agreed to adopt an Asset Management Policy and Strategy. An objective of the strategy is to acquire, manage, maintain and dispose of property effectively, efficiently and sustainably, together with optimising financial return and commercial opportunities.

This report seeks approval by the Cabinet Member for Finance to confirm surplus declarations for a number of assets, deemed surplus to service operational requirements. Declaring them surplus enables a further decision to be made on either a sale of the asset (for a capital receipt) or to retain it for wider non-service led activities of the County Council such as redevelopment for investment, regeneration or other alternative uses.

The Cabinet Member has agreed thatthe following assets be declared surplus to service operational requirements:

a)   Warninglid Primary School, Slaugham Lane, Slaugham, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5TJ

b)   7, Winton Place, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1HN

c)   12, South Close, Northgate, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 8DG

d)   Cottage, 29 Barnham Lane, Walberton, Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0AX

e)   6-8, Ashdown Road, Worthing Central, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 1DF

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