Issue details
OD/2248 Licence for consent to sub-let part of premises Wodson Park, Wadesmill Road, Ware
The Council granted a lease for 99 years in
1994 to the trustees of Wodson Park Sports and Recreation
Association to use the land, which had been bequeathed to the
Council for the development of sports and recreation facilities.
The lease is granted at a peppercorn and prohibits any assignments
or sub-lettings.
The Tenant has requested that they be allowed to sub-let part of
the premises to a commercial operator providing personal fitness
training for a market rent in order to recoup some of the financial
losses the sports centre sustained as a result of the restrictions
imposed on opening during the Covid Pandemic. Terms have been
agreed on the basis that the Council would provide consent for this
letting for a limited period of 5 years because of the hardship
suffered by the centre in recent years. If the letting was to
continue beyond 5 years the Council would review whether a further
consent to sub-let would be given and may seek to charge a rent to
reflect the value of the sub-let.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/11/2022
Decision due: 26 Oct 2022 by Head of Strategic Finance and Property
Contact: Anna Osborne, Assets and Estates Manager Email: anna.osborne@eastherts.gov.uk Email: anna.osborne@eastherts.gov.uk.
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