Site 2:

Land and buildings to the south of Hartsdown Sports Centre, Hartsdown Road (excludes Leisure Centre)

Name and Address of Land/Property

Land and buildings to the south of but excluding Hartsdown Sports Centre, Hartsdown Park, Hartsdown Road, Margate

Current Description

Buildings and land adjacent to Hartsdown Sports Centre

Plan Number 2

Rental Received p.a./ gross yield

£17,500 pa approximately

Current use of Land/Property

The site currently comprises a number of mixed commercial, sports and community uses and car parking.

Use, condition and maintenance issues

There is a significant maintenance liability for the parking areas, which are not directly associated with or adjacent to the Sports Centre. These areas are in fair condition only. A number of the buildings are in a poor state of repair and in need of upgrading. A number of buildings are not occupied.

Comment from Planning and Legal

Planning:

Policy CF1 (protection of community facilities) applies.

Legal:

There are no legal issues precluding development of this site. However, the site and buildings are subject to a number of leases, which will need to be rationalised.

Alternative options

Do nothing. However this would result in the site being under utilised, as at present.
Do a partial redevelopment of the vacant parts of the site. This would not maximise potential and may result in incompatible uses adjacent to each other.
Comprehensive redevelopment and rationalisation of the site, would together with relocation of existing uses achieve best value and fund improvements to the sports centre access and pavilion.

Advantages/case for disposal of the Land/Property

A number of the buildings are under used. A redevelopment of the site would ensure a more efficient use of the site and buildings and could produce receipts to improve community uses.

Issue which may inhibit disposal of the Land/Property

It may take some time to obtain agreement from all the different occupiers and to relocate community uses.

Recommendation

That Cabinet support the disposal of the asset as being surplus, allowing it to be progressed through the disposal framework, to public consultation.

In disrepair, and not capable of renovation at reasonable cost	YES
Viable alternate occupancy or usage, including community occupancy (reference Quirk report)	YES
Condition of land/property is a cause of complaint and/or breaches Statute or Health and Safety requirements	NO
The property does NOT support the Corporate Plan	YES
Value, through disposal or, development agreement, will produce significant receipt to fund the Corporate Plan	YES

Land and buildings to the south of Hartsdown Sports Centre, Hartsdown Road (excludes Leisure Centre)

Sports centre could be served by alternative new access from All Saints Avenue, including provision of additional parking.
Site disposal subject to agreed relocation of existing uses prior to development.

Site 2 Land at Hartsdown map

Scale: Not to scale

Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey map with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty’s Stationery Office © Crown Copyright 2000. Unauthorised reproduction infringed Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Produced using ESRI (UK)’s MapExplorer 2.0 -http://www.esriuk.com/	Organisation	Thanet District Council
	Department	Development Services
	Comments	Shaded grey = Conservation Area
	Date	21 August 2009
	SLANumber	100018261

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Site 2 Land & Buildings south of Hartsdown Sports Centre, Hartsdown Rd	Site 2 Barn at Hartsdown	Site 2 Scout Hut at Hartsdown
Site 2 Hartsdown Sea Cadets	Site 2 Stable Block at Hartsdown	Site 2 Fitness Studio

The summary information is provided for guidance only and is not intended to be binding upon Thanet District Council in any way and should not be relied upon to form the basis of any contracts should any sites or property progress to disposal.

Contents

Broadstairs

Land adjacent to 39 Nelson Place

Margate

Land and buildings to the south of Hartsdown Sports Centre

Front strip of land to Palm Bay recreation ground, Palm Bay Avenue

Former lodge, St John’s Cemetery, Manston Road

Former promenade toilets, adjacent to Seaview Terrace

Land opposite the Tudor House, King Street

Ramsgate

Staffordshire Street Car Park

Land on Western Undercliff, west of tunnel access, including the Chine access from Royal Esplanade