Decisions

(1)   That the parcel of land to the Rear of 7 Mayflower Close, Lower Nazeing, Essex, as shown at Appendix 1, which measures approximately 118.17 square meters, be sold to the owners of 7 Mayflower Close, Lower Nazeing, for the market value of £14,000.

(2)   That the parcel of land to the Rear of 8 & 9 Mayflower Close, Lower Nazeing, Essex, as shown at Appendix 2, which measures approximately 177.40 square meters, be sold to the owners of 8 Mayflower Close, Lower Nazeing, for the market value of £16,000.

(3)   That a covenant be placed on the Title Deeds to:

(a)   Require the new owner to be responsible for erecting as necessary and forever maintaining a boundary fence/wall.  Prior approval of the Council is required over the type of boundary fence/wall prior to completion;

(b)  Restrict the use of the land for garden use only;

(c)   Restrict the potential for development of the land;

(4)   That the new owners be required to pay the Council’s reasonable legal costs in connection with the sale of their respective purchases.

(1)        That, for the remainder of the 2022/23 municipal year, the following changes be made to the Executive Portfolio Responsibilities:

            (a)        Audit (including Corporate Fraud) be moved from the Leaders Portfolio to       the Finance Portfolio;

            (b)        Digital Inclusion within the Customer Portfolio be renamed Digital Strategy;

(c)        Community Safety & Policing Hub be moved from the Technical Services Portfolio to the Housing & Community Portfolio;

(d)       Community Resilience Hub remain with the Technical Services Portfolio; and

(2)        That the Constitution be amended to incorporate the revised full list of Portfolio Responsibilities for the remainder of the 2022/23 municipal year, as attached at Appendix 1 of this report, as part of the next Constitution update.

(1)   That the parcel of land adjacent to 4 Mill Lane, Moreton, as shown at Appendix 1, which measures approximately 446.25 square metres, be sold to the owners of 4 Mill Lane, for £15,000.

(2)   That a covenant be place on the Title Deeds to:

(a)   Require the new owner and any successors in Title, to preserve all existing pipes and drains on the land so as not to damage them or obstruct access;

(b)  Require the new owner and any successors in Title, to maintain access rights for maintaining pipes and drains;

(c)   Require the new owner to be responsible for erecting as necessary and forever maintaining a boundary fence/wall.  Prior approval of the Council is required over the type of boundary fence/wall prior to completion;

(d)  Restrict the use of the land for garden use only;

(e)   Restrict the potential for development of the land;

(f)    Restrict excavation of the land.

(3)   That the new owner be required to pay the Council’s reasonable legal costs in connection with the sale.

(1)     To note that due to non-service delivery and compatibility issues with our monitoring provider Tunstall Response, the emergency alarm upgrade contract with Doro & Everon has been terminated

(2)     That given the alarm monitoring contract is due for renewal in 2024, approval is being sought to undertake a tender exercise in 2023 to procure a new alarm system and monitoring service from one provider for the Council’s sheltered housing schemes