Hillingdon Council Cabinet Member and Officer Decisions
Lease Renewal of a Commercial Property – 3 Station Road, Cowley
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Executive Decision Notice – 14 February 2025
This notice is a public document also available to view on the Council's website www.hillingdon.gov.uk
OFFICIAL EXECUTIVE DECISION NOTICE
PUBLISHED BY DEMOCRATIC SERVICES
Notice is hereby given that the following decision(s) have been made today by
Cabinet Members at the London Borough of Hillingdon:
Title of decision LEASE RENEWAL OF A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY – 3
Station Road, Cowley
Reference No. 1318
Date of decision Friday 14 February 2025
Call-in expiry date Friday 21 February 2025
Relevant Select
Committee
Corporate Resources and Infrastructure Select Committee
Relevant Wards Uxbridge
Decision made
Cabinet Members
making the decision
Councillor Jonathan Bianco, Cabinet Member for Corporate
Services & Property
Decision Approved
That the Cabinet Member for Corporate Services &
Property agreed with the rent and lease terms negotiated
by officers as detailed in th e report and instruct ed
Property and Estates to complete the appropriate legal
document.
Reason for decision Lengthy negotiations have taken place with the tenant and a
substantial rental increase has been agreed in principle,
resulting in an income increase for the General Fund. This
increase, showing an 8.58% uplift, is particularly positive in the
current difficult property climate, after the backdrop of the
lockdown period and its peripheral effects. Officers are
confident that this is the maximum achievable rental increase
for this lease renewal.
Alternative options
considered and
rejected
The Cabinet Member could choose not to approve the lease
renewal negotiated and consider alternative land uses.
However, the tenant occupies the property on a protected
tenancy. This is likely to lead to this lease renewal being
referred for PACT (Professional Arbitration on Court Terms) or
through the court process. This action will involve a degree of
risk as PACT or court
may result in a rental figure being
determined above or below the rent negotiated between
parties and result in substantial fees on both sides.
Classification Part II – Members Only and Not for Publication
Link to associated
report
That this report be declared as exempt from publication as
it involves the disclosure of information in accordance
with Section 100(A) and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule
12 (A) to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended), in
Executive Decision Notice – 14 February 2025
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that the report contains information relating to the
financial or business affairs of any particular person
(including the authority holding that information) and that
the public interest in withholding the information
outweighs the public interest in disclosing it
Relevant Officer
contact & Directorate
Tekla Byfield – Place Directorate
Any interest declared
by the Cabinet
Member(s) /
dispensation granted
N/A
Implementation of decision & scrutiny call-in
[Internal Use only]
When can this
decision be
implemented by
officers?
Officers can implement Cabinet Member decision in this notice only
from the expiry of the scrutiny call-in period which is:
5pm on Friday 21 February 2025
However, this is subject to the decision not being called in by
Councillors on the relevant Select Committee. Upon receipt of a
valid call-in request, Democratic Services will immediately advise
the relevant officer(s) and the decision must then be put on hold.
Councillor scrutiny
call-in of this
decision
Councillors on the relevant Select Committee shown in this notice
may request to call-in this decision. The request must be before the
expiry of the scrutiny call-in period above.
Councillors should use the Scrutiny Call-in App (link below) on their
devices to initiate any call-in request. Further advice can be sought
from Democratic Services if required:
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Executive Decision Notice – 14 February 2025
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Further information These decisions, where applicable, have been taken under The
Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access
to Information) (England) Regulations 2012.
This is the formal notice by the Council of the above executive
decision, including links to the reports where applicable.
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