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Land at Cobtree Manor Estate

Meeting: 20/01/2020 - Cobtree Manor Estate Charity Committee (Item 60)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Corporate Property Manager concerning a request by Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited for a new agreement under the Electronic Communications Code to enable it to continue to use land adjacent to the Cobtree Golf Course for the installation and operation of telecommunications equipment.

 

The Corporate Property Manager advised the Committee that:

 

·  Under the Communications Act 2003, Code Operators such as Cornerstone had rights to install and maintain electronic communications equipment.  If an agreement could not be reached with the landowner of the chosen location, there were statutory powers that could be used to allow the Code Operator to acquire rights with the consent of the landowner.

 

·  There were two options available to the Council as follows:

 

The first option was to grant the agreement on terms negotiated by utility agent GW Finn (an agreement for a term of ten years at an annual rent of £240, plus a £3,000 one-off payment towards the Council’s fees, and a premium of £5,600).  This represented a reduction in annual rent of £5,100, but with the new powers granted to operators there was nothing that could be done to protect current income.

 

The second option was to refuse to enter into the agreement and leave the operator to use its statutory powers to install and operate the equipment.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That an Electronic Communications Code Agreement be granted to Cornerstone Telecommunications Limited to continue to use land adjacent to the Cobtree Golf Course for the installation and operation of telecommunications equipment under the terms outlined in the report of the Corporate Property Manager.

 

2.  That Mid-Kent Legal Services be requested to prepare the relevant legal documents and complete the transaction.