Issue - meetings

To approve entering a land transaction with a selected party to deliver and operate a new care home at Asylum Road SE15.

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet:

1.  confirmed the disposal by way of a long lease to the prospective lessee, Andover Care Ltd. (‘Andover’), who will subsequently build and deliver a care home, at site comprising 128-148 Asylum Road and 133 -137 Queens Road (‘Asylum Road’ site), shown edged red on the plan at Appendix 1

2.  agreed the council entering into an agreement for lease (‘AfL’) and subsequent lease for a 999 year period with Andover, the principals being set out substantially in this open report and fully in the closed report

3.  delegated authority to the Director of Planning and Growth, advised by the Assistant Director, Property, to finalise the terms of the AfL and lease grant, substantially as set out in paragraphs 25-30 of the report and as set out in the closed report

4.  delegated authority to the Strategic Director of Children’s Adults’ Services, to finalise the terms of the supplementary agreement for the care service for an initial 10-year period (with an option to review and agree further thereafter), as set out in paragraph 30 of the report and in the closed report.

It was further resolved that the Cabinet:

i)  noted that further feedback from the Health and Social Care Scrutiny Commission meeting, scheduled for Thursday 16October 2025, would be taken into account during the lease negotiation stage with Andover

ii)  noted that Planning and Growth would explore options for appointing the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at the University of Stirling, as sector specialists, to comment on the proposed design, at the appropriate time.

iii)  noted that, with reference to paragraph 23 of the open report, the Andover Nursing Home has now been rated ‘Good’ by the CQC (4 September 2025).