A proposed home for a Liverpool non-league football club that never got off the ground is expected to be transferred into community ownership.
Adlam Park in Fazakerley had been touted as a potential home ground for City of Liverpool FC since their formation in 2015. The sports pavilion on the Liverpool Council owned green space is now earmarked as one of four city assets that the local authority could offload into community hands.
Under the council’s newly adopted community asset transfer policy, a quartet of sites across Liverpool are to be marketed for disposal to external parties, subject to agreement by its cabinet when it meets on Friday. Community asset transfer (CAT) is the transfer of land and property from the council to the ownership and/or management of a third sector organisation, including voluntary and community organisations, social enterprises, and other not-for-profit groups.
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Based on initial assessments made by the council, it has been recommended Adlam Park pavilion; Mulgrave Street, Princes Park; Monument Place/London Road public toilets and land at Jubilee Drive, Kensington and Fairfield, be transferred from the Cunard books. Interested groups in taking on any of the four locations must submit their formal intent.
The site at Adlam Park comprises a single storey building on hardstanding floor, incorporating changing rooms, showers, toilets, games room and an office. The land at Jubilee Drive consists of a single rectangular plot between terraced homes on either side.
All applications will be thoroughly reviewed and aligned with one of the recommended assets subject to approval. According to a cabinet report, successful groups must meet a set of criteria including the strategic fit of their proposal, quality and quantity of the projects’ impact and robustness and sustainability of their business plan including funding sources. Groups will specifically be expected to demonstrate that the transfer at below market value will result in clear community benefits and social impact.
All proposed transfers would be by way of leasehold interest the details of such will vary depending on the circumstances of the asset, circumstance of the applicant and use or service being proposed. Each of the future leaseholders will pay a below market rent, based on circumstances.
The cabinet papers said: “Based on the minimum rental amount achievable for each asset, the council could obtain a minimum annual rental of £1,200 for each site over a 10-year lease term. This is the minimum amount as the rent will be reviewed based on the applicant and the leases will be subject to overage.”
The proposals will be discussed later this week, potentially behind the closed door session of the cabinet meeting.
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