Decision details

In August 2017 the Leader approved the Crawley Growth Programme LDR04 17.18 and following approval of the business case by the West Sussex Local Enterprise Partnership, delegated authority to the Executive Director Economy, Infrastructure and Environment (now the Director of Place Services) to progress the projects.  Redevelopment of the County Buildings site in Crawley, currently within West Sussex County Council ownership, is central to achieving committed outcomes in both the Crawley Growth Programme and the One Public Estate Programme. Initial viability work has identified the opportunity to deliver up to 195 homes and 4,780sqm of commercial space on the site offering an annual yield of over £1m and a significant capital receipt.  Much of the site is empty, has been dormant for a number of years and was declared surplus to county council requirements in January 2018 FR17 17.18.  A few services remain on the site and work in underway to relocate these.

The Cabinet Member has approved:

a)  The progression of plans to re-locate remaining occupiers in the property owned by the County Council at County Buildings in Crawley

b)  The allocation of £0.857m of funding in the Capital Programme to enable the demolition of the property owned by the County Council at County Buildings in Crawley: and to

c)   Delegate to the Executive Director Place Services the authority to award the demolition contract and progress the proposals to re-develop the County Buildings, Crawley site.   Additional key decisions will be published as appropriate.

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