Decision - Patcham Court Farm
As published
the council's own words, uneditedThis report considers options for the disposal of Patcham Court Farm.
1) Cabinet agrees to enter into an agreement for lease and grant a lease for a term of 250 years of the site at Patcham Court Farm to Royal Mail for the provision of a new Delivery Office, in line with the Heads of Terms set out in the Part 2 report. 2) Cabinet delegates authority to the Corporate Director for City Services, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance and City Regeneration, to negotiate and complete the agreement for lease and lease together with all necessary ancillary legal agreements that accords with the Heads of Terms set out in the Part 2 report.
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gpt-5.6-luna-2026-07-09 · 2412/965 tokens · 8274ms · parsed 9 Sep 2026 15:34The committee considered plans to dispose of Patcham Court Farm through the sale of a long leasehold interest to Royal Mail for a new Delivery Office. Members discussed environmental protections, the aquifer, transport, lease terms, jobs and possible future use of the site, and noted the Cabinet report.
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parsedNext steps
parsed- The committee's minutes and agreed recommendations will be shared with Cabinet Members ahead of the Cabinet meeting.
- Cabinet is due to consider the Patcham Court Farm report on 14 November 2024.
- The terms of the long lease will be negotiated, including protections for the site and future use.
- A report on Park & Ride options will be presented to Cabinet in January 2025.
- An additional morning bus service to the site will be piloted for one year using Section 106 funding.