Cobtree Estate Progress Report

Cobtree Manor Estate Committee			23^rd September 2015
Is the final decision on the recommendations in this report to be made at this meeting?				Yes

Cobtree Estate Progress Report

Final Decision-Maker	�Cobtree Manor Estate Committee
Lead Director or Head of Service	Head of Commercial and Economic Development
Lead Officer and Report Author	Cobtree Officer
Classification	Non-exempt
Wards affected	Boxley

This report makes the following recommendations to the final decision-maker:
1. To note the contents of the report attached at Appendix A.

This report relates to the following corporate priorities:
Keeping Maidstone an attractive place for all: Ensuring that there are good leisure and cultural facilities

Timetable
*Meeting*		*Date*
Cobtree Manor Estate Committee		23^rd September 2015

Cobtree Estate Progress Report

1. PURPOSE OF REPORT AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1 The information in the report is intended to give the Committee an understanding of the day to day work of the estate and the issues that affect its management. It also provides a record of all that is achieved across the different parts of the estate.

1.2 The work of the estate for the winter, spring and summer period is set out in Appendix I.

2. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

2.1 Cobtree Manor Estate covers a large area of land left in Trust to the people of Maidstone. The Cobtree Trust hold the freehold to the estate whilst the Cobtree Manor Estate Trust (CMET) have a 999 year lease. The land is administered on behalf of CMET by Maidstone Borough Council.

Governing Object

The governing object of the Charity remains that defined in the lease of the Cobtree Estate dated 13 July 1971 between the Cobtree Charity Trust Limited (the lessor) and the Maidstone Borough Council (the lessee).� The governing object is stated as:

�To hold Cobtree Manor and Cobtree Manor Estate for the benefit of the inhabitants of Maidstone and other members of the general public in one or other or all of the following ways:

By maintaining the Cobtree Manor Estate as an open space as defined by the Open Spaces Act 1906 and if the lessees think fit providing thereat facilities for organised games and other sports�.

ii)

With the consent of �[the Cobtree Charity Trust Limited and the Kent County Council]� in such other way for the benefit of the inhabitants of Maidstone and other members of the general public as the Council shall from time to time think appropriate.�

2.2 No actions are recommended to the committee other than noting the report, it is for information only.

3. PREFERRED OPTION AND REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS

3.1 It is recommended that the information in the appendix to the report is noted, in order to ensure an accurate record of work across the estate is maintained.

4. CONSULTATION RESULTS AND PREVIOUS COMMITTEE FEEDBACK

4.1 The Committee has previously resolved to receive regular updates on the ongoing work across the estate.

5. CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES AND IMPLICATIONS

Issue	Implications	Sign-off
Impact on Corporate Priorities and Charity Objects	No implications	Head of Commercial and Economic Development
Risk Management	No implications	N/a
Financial	No additional implications � normal ongoing works	Cobtree Accountant
Staffing	No implications	N/a
Legal	No additional implications � normal ongoing works	Legal team
Equality Impact Needs Assessment	No implications	N/a
Environmental/Sustainable Development	No implications	N/a
Community Safety	No implications	N/a
Human Rights Act	No implications	N/a
Procurement	No implications	N/a
Asset Management	No implications - normal ongoing works	Parks and Leisure Manager

6. REPORT APPENDICES

� Appendix I: Cobtree Estate Progress Report September 2015

7. BACKGROUND PAPERS

There are none.