31 Transfer of land to the Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal Trust.
Report by Dr Carlton Brand, Corporate Director
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
Councillor Toby Sturgis, Cabinet Member for Operational Property, presented a report whichsought authorisation for the transfer, by way of long lease or freehold (as appropriate), of 6 areas of land in Wiltshire to the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust (WBCT) to enable it to fulfil its aim of re-creating a navigable canal route linking the Kennet & Avon Canal at Semington.
Resolved
Reason for Decision:
To support the aspirations of the Council’s business plan, the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust’s aims, the Council’s Core strategy and to reduce the Council’s liabilities associated with those pieces of land already restored.