Lord Bracknell
On fire
Oh dear.
This is an extract from Brighton & Hove City Council's Decision Record of their Cabinet Meeting last Thursday, which approved the Council acquiring an interest in land in Hastings for a Waste Transfer Station:-
THE DECISION
(1) That Cabinet approve and authorise the Director of Finance & Resources and
Assistant Director Property & Design to enter into the following agreements :-
(2) The acquisition of a leasehold interest, jointly with ESCC, in land at Pebsham
between Bexhill and Hastings
(3) To grant, jointly with ESCC, an underlease to South Downs Waste Services Ltd
(SDWS Ltd) to build and operate a waste transfer station, recycling facility and
additional waste plant as required.
REASON FOR THE DECISION
Under the Joint Working Arrangements (JWA) the two councils have agreed to
enter a Deed establishing Trusts for each of the waste sites. The JWA sets out
the basic requirements for the Trusts and the arrangements for ultimate disposal in
the event that the councils agree that they no longer wish to use one or any of the
sites for waste purposes.
Under the waste agreement the two councils share control of the sites. The
combination of this requirement and the fact that the various sites across the
county were owned by various parties, Council and private, has resulted in
somewhat complex leasing arrangements to put the councils, as nearly as
possible on an even footing in terms of their interests in each of the sites.
Accordingly, Cabinet authorisation is needed to enable the Council to jointly take a
lease of the site with ESCC. In addition, given the terms of the sub lease to
Veolia, or their nominated subsidiary, Cabinet Approval is also necessary to
enable a sublease to be granted.
Negotiations for the Pebsham site were in stalemate for several years but early in
December Hastings Borough Council relaxed its stance to enable agreement of a
reasonable transaction which met all the objectives of the Integrated Waste
Management Services Contract. The other waste facilities being developed in
Brighton & Hove and across East Sussex are aimed at meeting local demand
whilst addressing specialist requirements for a wider area at particular sites such
as the Energy from Waste facility at Newhaven. In this way the object is to provide
an integrated range of waste facilities to meet the requirements of the main waste
producing areas both now and into the future. This is vital to meet Government
targets and to address the imminent loss of local landfill sites as they reach
capacity. The site at Pebsham is an important link in the chain to deal with waste
transfer and materials recycling for the eastern part of the County.
DETAILS OF ANY ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
The second public inquiry exhaustively examined alternative sites and concluded
that Falmer was the only suitable site.
Ho hum.
This is an extract from Brighton & Hove City Council's Decision Record of their Cabinet Meeting last Thursday, which approved the Council acquiring an interest in land in Hastings for a Waste Transfer Station:-
THE DECISION
(1) That Cabinet approve and authorise the Director of Finance & Resources and
Assistant Director Property & Design to enter into the following agreements :-
(2) The acquisition of a leasehold interest, jointly with ESCC, in land at Pebsham
between Bexhill and Hastings
(3) To grant, jointly with ESCC, an underlease to South Downs Waste Services Ltd
(SDWS Ltd) to build and operate a waste transfer station, recycling facility and
additional waste plant as required.
REASON FOR THE DECISION
Under the Joint Working Arrangements (JWA) the two councils have agreed to
enter a Deed establishing Trusts for each of the waste sites. The JWA sets out
the basic requirements for the Trusts and the arrangements for ultimate disposal in
the event that the councils agree that they no longer wish to use one or any of the
sites for waste purposes.
Under the waste agreement the two councils share control of the sites. The
combination of this requirement and the fact that the various sites across the
county were owned by various parties, Council and private, has resulted in
somewhat complex leasing arrangements to put the councils, as nearly as
possible on an even footing in terms of their interests in each of the sites.
Accordingly, Cabinet authorisation is needed to enable the Council to jointly take a
lease of the site with ESCC. In addition, given the terms of the sub lease to
Veolia, or their nominated subsidiary, Cabinet Approval is also necessary to
enable a sublease to be granted.
Negotiations for the Pebsham site were in stalemate for several years but early in
December Hastings Borough Council relaxed its stance to enable agreement of a
reasonable transaction which met all the objectives of the Integrated Waste
Management Services Contract. The other waste facilities being developed in
Brighton & Hove and across East Sussex are aimed at meeting local demand
whilst addressing specialist requirements for a wider area at particular sites such
as the Energy from Waste facility at Newhaven. In this way the object is to provide
an integrated range of waste facilities to meet the requirements of the main waste
producing areas both now and into the future. This is vital to meet Government
targets and to address the imminent loss of local landfill sites as they reach
capacity. The site at Pebsham is an important link in the chain to deal with waste
transfer and materials recycling for the eastern part of the County.
DETAILS OF ANY ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS
The second public inquiry exhaustively examined alternative sites and concluded
that Falmer was the only suitable site.
Ho hum.
