(Key decision):
(1) Not to proceed on the basis of the business case (Appendix 1 - Exempt) for the project known as the Former Newhaven Fire Station.
(2) To use the existing delegations (as per the February 2020 Cabinet decision) to proceed with the purchase of that site.
(3) To hold the site and further review its optimum use and business case.
(4) To authorise the Director of Regeneration and Planning, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Portfolio Holder for Finance and Assets, and Chief Finance Officer, to carry out all necessary actions in relation to the review of the site’s future use on the basis that any future proposed housing development will come back to Cabinet for approval.