Decision details

(i)         to instruct Officers to undertake a market testing exercise to determine interest in one or both of the options and report back to the January 2018 meeting of the Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee;

(ii)        to instruct the Head of Service for Communities and Housing, on the basis of the consultation results, to undertake immediate further dialogue with the Council’s Economic Development Service to gauge potential demand for business incubator units in the Triangle Site;

(iii)       in the event that the outcome of (b) above indicates demand for incubator units on the Triangle Site, instruct the Head of Service for Communities and Housing to update the Business Case accordingly and report back to a future meeting of the Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee; and

(iv)       to instruct the Head of Service for Communities and Housing to undertake immediate further dialogue with Education and Children’s Services to gauge potential demand for land in the Middlefield area for Early Learning and Childcare provision and staff training facility and update the Business Case accordingly, and report back to a future meeting of the Communities, Housing and Infrastructure Committee.