Decision details

To consider the proposal to demolish the South King Street (SKS) site once remaining services have been re-located and to create a surface car park pending any future re-development of the land.

The Leader of the Council agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To approve the demolition of the surplus office and administrative buildings located on the South King Street site, following moves of the remaining staff to Municipal Buildings and Bickerstaffe House, in line with the original intentions of the Council’s office accommodation strategy.

2. To create a surface car park on the vacant site at South King Street, providing in excess of 150 car parking spaces, which will serve to replace public car parking spaces lost to the redevelopment at Tower Street and temporary closure of part of Central and Topping Street car parks and provide additional town centre parking in proximity to the new conference centre.

3. To approve Prudential Borrowing of £600,000 to meet the costs of the demolition in decision 1 and the creation of a new surface car park at decision 2 on the terms outlined at Appendix B to be repaid by the additional car parking income.