Site 11:

Former railway line land behind 2 - 48 Highfield Road, Ramsgate

Name and Address of Land/Property

Former railway line land behind 2 - 48 Highfield Road, Ramsgate

Current Description

Land adjoining Jackey Bakers playing fields.

Plan Number 11

Rental Received p.a./ gross yield

None

Current use of Land/Property

The land has no specific current use but is used for ‘overflow’ parking for users of the playing field.

Use, condition and maintenance issues

There have been complaints about the dumping of rubbish.

Comment from Planning and Legal

Planning:

This site is next to protected open space and is used for informal occasional parking. It is previously undeveloped in planning terms. There may be contamination due to the former use of the site as a railway line.

Legal:

There are no restrictions on development. The site may be subject to ‘clawback’ provisions, on redevelopment.

Alternative options

Leave the site as it is.
Set out as formal parking, levying a charge for parking, to cover the cost of works.
Dispose of the site for residential development, providing alternative parking provision and use of some of the receipt to improve facilities (changing rooms, etc) on Jackey Bakers.

Advantages/case for disposal of the Land/Property

The site is under used and not income producing. Alternative parking provision could be provided, within any development scheme and other improvements funded by the development.

Issue which may inhibit disposal of the Land/Property

There are no issues to consider under this heading. Any disposal would require advertisement, under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972.

Recommendation

That Cabinet support a disposal via the agreed disposal process, 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	YES
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

Former railway line land behind 2 - 48 Highfield Road, Ramsgate

Site 11 Land behind Highfield Rd - 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 11 Land behind Highfield Road

The summary information contained in this document 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