Issue - meetings

To seek authority to grant Dawlish Marina Bowls Club a leasehold interest for a term of 38 years.

It was PROPOSED by Councillor Palethorpe and SECONDED by Councillor Nutley and

RESOLVED

That the Executive:

1)    Approve the grant of a 38-year lease to Dawlish Marina Bowls Club.

2)    Delegate authority to the Director of Corporate Services to take such decisions as are necessary and appropriate to conclude the grant of the lease.

The Executive considered the report to seek authority to grant Dawlish Marina Bowls Club a leasehold interest for a term of 38 years. The Executive previously resolved to grant the Club a 28-year lease in February 2025. However, Dawlish Marina Bowls Club has since confirmed that extending the lease length to 38 years would maximise grant funding.

Councillor Palethorpe introduced the report and spoke about the Marina Bowls Club. Councillor Palethorpe thanked Officers in the Assets Service for progressing the report and the Trustees of the Bowls Club.

The Leader spoke to this item in relation to maximising grant funding for the Bowls Club.

The matter having been debated and the options and alternatives and other relevant factors highlighted (e.g. financial, legal and risk implications), it was PROPOSED by Councillor Palethorpe and SECONDED by Councillor Nutley and

RESOLVED

That the Executive:

1)    Approve the grant of a 38-year lease to Dawlish Marina Bowls Club.

2)    Delegate authority to the Director of Corporate Services to take such decisions as are necessary and appropriate to conclude the grant of the lease.