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Lewes Football Club - Lease, Dripping Pan, Lewes.

Meeting: 11/06/2020 - Lewes District Council Cabinet (Item 77)

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Report of Director of Regeneration and Planning

Lead Cabinet member: Councillor Zoe Nicholson

Additional documents:

Decision:

Recommended to Full Council:

 

(1) To recommend to Full Council the grant of a 25- year lease to Lewes FC of the Dripping Pan. For this purpose, the Council will be sitting in its capacity as the sole charitable trustee of the Mountfield Pleasure Ground Trust.

 

Resolved (Non-key decision):

 

(2) To request that a future report be submitted on the impact of Covid-19 on all of the Council’s leisure and recreational facilities.

Minutes:

The Cabinet considered the report of the Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Regeneration and Planning seeking recommendation regarding the grant of a 25 year lease to Lewes Football Club of the Dripping Pan site, subject to further approval from Full Council on 20 July 2020.

 

Referrals from an informal meeting of the Policy and Performance Advisory Committee (PPAC), held on 2 June 2020 was presented by Councillor Joe Miller, Chair of PPAC and considered by Cabinet during their discussions.

 

In response to a question with regards to whether the insertion of a break-clause in the lease would be suitable, the Cabinet advised that this was not necessary and would have an impact on the Club’s ability to attract grant funding.

 

Taking into account the recommendations from PPAC and acknowledging the importance of sport and leisure and stress placed on clubs and organisations across the District, the Cabinet added in an additional recommendation and that was detailed at resolution (2).

 

Councillor O’Keeffe declared a personal interest in this item. She remained in the meeting whilst the item was discussed.

 

Recommended to Full Council:

 

(1) To recommend to Full Council the grant of a 25- year lease to Lewes FC of the Dripping Pan. For this purpose, the Council will be sitting in its capacity as the sole charitable trustee of the Mountfield Pleasure Ground Trust.

 

Resolved (Non-key decision):

 

(2) To request that a future report be submitted on the impact of Covid-19 on all of the Council’s leisure and recreational facilities.

 

Reason for decision:

 

To enable Lewes Football Club to seek grant funding to make improvements to the Club’s site. The Dripping Pan forms part of Mountfield Pleasure Ground Trust and as such the final decision in this matter resides with Full Council as sole charitable trustee.