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Status:
Implemented
Business Item
Spa Beach Huts, Felixstowe
Ref.
ES/1939
Is a Key Decision:
No
Decision Type:
Committee
Decision Maker:
Cabinet
Date of Decision
Tue 7 May 2024
Show on Forward Plan
No
Description
Report of the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Corporate Services - Digital, Customer Services, HR and Assets.
Matter for Decision (to consider...)
TBC
Service Area
Economic Development & Regeneration
Service Area 2
Contact for Background Papers:
TBC
Background Papers:
TBC
Is Decision District Wide
No
Decision Made

1. That the proposal to allow the Felixstowe Spa Beach Huts Association to build 14 beach hut platforms pursuant to planning permission DC/23/2089/FUL be approved.

 

2. That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director for Corporate Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Corporate Services – Digital, Customer Services, HR and Assets, to enter into an Agreement, on terms that best protect the Council’s interest, with the Felixstowe Spa Beach Huts Association (or any successor organisation) for the building of 14 beach hut platforms pursuant to planning permission DC/23/2089/FUL

 

3. That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director for Corporate Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member with responsibility for Corporate Services – Digital, Customer Services, HR and Assets, to enter into individual leases for a term of 20 years with the 14 Spa Beach hut owners who have yet to be successfully relocated elsewhere in Felixstowe.

Reason for Decision
This agreement will see the Spa Beach Huts Association take on full responsibility for the building of the 14 platforms in line with the conditions of the recently granted planning application, and subject to further technical agreement with the Council.
Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
To not enable the development of the platforms and reinstatement of the 14 Beach Huts to take place.
Any Declarations of Interest Declared

Councillor Jan Candy declared an Other Registerable Interest in the item as a member of Felixstowe Town Council, and a Disclosable Pecuniary Interest as she held a lease for a beach chalet in Felixstowe.  Councillor Candy did not take part in debate or vote on the item.

 

Councillor Mark Jepson declared a personal interest as a beach hut owner in Felixstowe.

Any Dispensation Granted
None.

Decision Criteria

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Wards

Eastern Felixstowe; Western Felixstowe

Topics

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Decision History

Date & Time CreatedUser Full NameStatus DescriptionDetails
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24/04/2024 16:57:53Lorraine FitchBusiness Item Created 
24/04/2024 16:57:53Lorraine FitchCommittee AddedCabinet
24/04/2024 16:57:53Lorraine FitchMeeting Added07/05/2024 6:00PM
24/04/2024 16:58:31 General Details EditedReference Number Generated (ES/1939)
24/04/2024 16:58:31Lorraine FitchStatus ChangedDecision Scheduled [1]
24/04/2024 16:59:17Lorraine FitchWard AddedEastern Felixstowe
24/04/2024 16:59:17Lorraine FitchWard AddedWestern Felixstowe
25/04/2024 10:26:18Lorraine FitchGeneral Details Edited 
25/04/2024 11:12:22Lorraine FitchGeneral Details Edited 
25/04/2024 16:10:09Matt MakinGeneral Details Edited 

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