Agenda item

With reference to article 31 of the minute of the previous meeting of this Committee of 15 March, 2012, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure which provided members with an update on activities in relation to properties which had been declared surplus to the Council’s requirements or were currently vacant awaiting a decision on future use.

The Committee resolved:

(i)         to note the position in relation to all the vacant and surplus assets, as identified in appendices A, B and C of the report; 

(ii)        to note (1) that following circulation of the Pittodrie Community Centre to internal services and external partners, the Social Care and Wellbeing Service had noted an interest in the property and that this is being taken forward in accordance with the Surplus Property Procedure; (2) further to this, that title investigations identified that the land on which the property had been constructed lies on the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and, as such, a request was being made to the next Housing and Environment Committee to declare the site surplus to the HRA; and (3) that at the Corporate Asset Group of 25 April, 2012 the group agreed to the transfer of the property to the Social Care and Wellbeing Service;

(iii)       to note (1) that at the date of preparing this report, the Education Culture and Sport Service was submitting a report to the Service committee to declare the Hillylands Centre surplus to requirements; if approved, the property would be circulated to establish if there is any interest from other Services or public sector partners; and (2) if no interest is forthcoming to agree to instruct the Head of Asset Management and Operations to formally market the property;

(iv)       to note that due to complexities in finalising legal agreements between all parties the marketing campaign for the Pinewood/ Hazledene sites would now be advanced in June, 2012, with an intention of reporting the outcome to the October meeting;

(v)        to note that formal closing dates for offers have been set for St Nicholas House, Broad Street and the former Causeywayend School, with the intention of reporting on both properties after the summer recess;

(vi)       (1) to declare the two former janitors lodges at Stockethill Crescent, which were currently vacant, surplus to the requirements of the property account; and (2) to note that their future use/ disposal would now be taken forward in accordance with the surplus property procedure with a future report to committee when appropriate;

(vii)      to note the concluded sales for the following properties since the Finance and Resources Committee on 15 March, 2012:

·        Frederick Street (General Services Account –  £3,500,000)

·        Shop Portfolio (General Services Account – £1,050,000)

·        5 Affleck Place (Housing Revenue Account – £89,000)

·        Pylon Site, Kingswells ((General Services Account - £90,000)

(viii)     to note the concluded leases of the following properties held on the tenanted non residential portfolio since the Finance and Resources Committee on 15 March, 2012:

·        Office 3, Aberdeen Business Centre (£5,400 per annum)

·        Office 10, Aberdeen Business Centre (£4,800 per annum)

·        Workshop 2, Granitehill Enterprise Centre (£1,700 per annum)

·        57 Howe Moss Avenue, Dyce (£10,500 per annum)

·        21 Scotstown Road (£29,000 per annum)

·        Units 6,7 and 8 Kirkton Avenue, Dyce (£57,500 per annum).