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(i)           to note the report summary of the efforts of T.C.D.T. to source external grant funding support to bring the property back into community use as part of a wider redevelopment of the complete area;

(ii)       to remit it to the Head of Land & Property Assets to re-advertise the property, for sale or lease (subject to court approval, detailed in the Legal Implications section below), for any use capable of getting planning permission, on the basis that any prospective purchaser or tenant must demonstrate that their proposed development scheme is fully funded; and

(iii)      to remit it to the Head of Land & Property Assets to report back to a future meeting of this Committee on all offers received, including any proposal by TCDT.

With reference to article 10 of the minute of meeting of the Property Sub Committee of 17 November 2015, the Committee had before it a report by the interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which provided an update on the efforts of the Tillydrone Community Development Trust (TCDT) to source external funding support to return the Wallace Tower building to community use and suggested other options open to the Council.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)       note the report summary of the efforts of TCDT to source external grant funding support to bring the property back into community use as part of a wider redevelopment of the complete area;

(b)       remit it to the Head of Land & Property Assets to re-advertise the property, for sale or lease (subject to court approval, detailed in the Legal Implications section below), for any use capable of getting planning permission, on the basis that any prospective purchaser or tenant must demonstrate that their proposed development scheme is fully funded; and

(c)        remit it to the Head of Land & Property Assets to report back to a future meeting of this Committee on all offers received, including any proposal by TCDT.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.