Decision details

Full Council (May 2022) meeting resolved that:

1) The sale of land to at Brunswick Street, as shown edged red in appendix 1 to Torbay and South Devon NHS Trust be approved;
2) The capital expenditure for the creation of a new car park at the junction of George Street and Brunswick Street, Teignmouth be approved. As illustrated edged in green in appendix 1; and
3) Delegated authority be given to the Head of Place and Commercial Services in consultation with the Head of Legal Services and Portfolio Holder for Corporate Resources to approve the final sale terms and take such decisions necessary to carry out the above decisions.

The first resolution did not proceed due to the NHS withdrawing from the sale.

However, an enabling package of works has been completed on the George Street site to remove redundant fuel tanks, ground investigation, and commissioning external specialist consultants (Total £77,773.65 spend).

This enabling work informed the design of the wider car park and culvert development. Following a competitive open tender process the best value tender has a cost totalling £442,366.00.

Undertake the tendered scheme, as resolved at Full Council on 28 April 2022, Agenda for Full Council on Thursday, 28th April, 2022, 10.00 am - Teignbridge District Council, to provide significant regeneration of the local area and provide TDC with a new revenue generating car park.

Do nothing:
Not viable, due to the obligation that TDC must repair the SWW culvert, damaged during fuel tank removal.

Do the minimal:
Undertake repair works to the damaged section of SWW culvert. Requires further structural design work and relevant SWW approval. Does not resolve the sites contaminated material issues.
Cost circa £100k (high level).

Do culvert replacement:
As designed in the wider scheme the culvert could be remediated and replaced with the new piped culvert solution. This would future proof the land for potential future development. However, this piped culvert option has be designed to accommodate vehicular loadings not building loadings.
Cost circa £240k.