Decision details

Decision Maker: Corporate Director Planning, Growth and Sustainability

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To lease Suites 12 & 13 Porters Lodge,

Reasons for the decision:

Porters Lodge forms part of the wider Old County Hall / County Court complex of buildings comprising 8 individual office suites over 3 floors. Over the last few years the office suites have been used as flexible office / meeting space but on the whole have been vacant.
Kempton Carr Croft have been marketing the property on a floor by floor or individual office suite basis. Suites 6,7,8, 10 & 14 are already let and we currently have an offer for Suite 4. This would leave only Suite 5 vacant.
It has been confirmed that this building does not form part of the Council’s future accommodation strategy.

Alternative options considered:

The proposed use fits with the view that Porters Lodge will remain as office accommodation in the longer-term strategy for the OCH complex. The only alternative would be to leave the suites vacant.

Wards Affected: Aylesbury North;

Details of any conflict of interest declared: There are no known conflicts of interest.

Contact: John Reed, Director of Property & Assets Email: John.Reed@buckinghamshire.gov.uk.

Publication date: 07/03/2023

Date of decision: 07/03/2023