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Agenda Item 8 – Cranbrook Leisure Scheme

Councillor Richard Jefferies declared an affects NRI as a Devon County Councillor and left the room during consideration of agenda item 8.

Councillors Jess Bailey and  Nick Hookway declared an ORI as a Devon County Councillor.

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To agree any items to be dealt with after the public (including the Press) have been excluded. Thereare no itemswhich officersrecommendshould be dealtwithin thisway, but if confidential minutes from Cabinet and/or the Council’s Committees are being discussed, Officers may recommend consideration in the private part of the meeting.

There was one item of confidential/exempt business dealt with under Agenda Item 8.

To consider passing a resolution having been duly proposed and seconded under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting, on the basis that if they were present during the business to be transacted there would be a likelihood of disclosure of exempt information, within the meaning of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. Reason: Para 3

Schedule 12A Information relating to the finance or business affairs of any particular person.

Councillor Charlotte Fitzgerald moved a motion to pass a resolution under Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 to exclude the press and public from the meeting, on the basis that if they were present during the business to be transacted there would be a likelihood of disclosure of exempt information, within the meaning of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, Paragraph 3 (Information relating to the finance or business affairs of any particular person. The motion was seconded by Councillor Eleanor Rylance and having been put to the vote was unanimously carried.

RESOLVED: That the press and public be excluded from the meeting on the basis that if they were present during the business to be transacted there would be a likelihood of disclosure of exempt information, within the meaning of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, Paragraph 3 (Information relating to the finance or business affairs of any particular person.

The Council considered a recommendation from the Cabinet meeting held on 29 October 2025 relating to the Cranbrook Leisure scheme.

Council requested that a full business case for the scheme would need to be submitted and requested that endorsement of the business case was submitted to a future Council meeting.

Councillor Nick Hookway proposed the recommendation which having been seconded by Councillor Todd Olive was carried by a majority show of hands.

RESOLVED:

That within the scope set out in Recommendations 1 – 3 of the Cabinet report of 29 October 2025 that Council approve a budget of up to the amount set out in the exempt report for the Cranbrook Leisure centre project including the DCC hub or up to the amount set out in the exempt report if the hub does not proceed.  A further Cabinet approval will be sought to commit the Capital following completion of a Contractor Procurement exercise and subject to approval of a final business case by Cabinet and endorsement by full Council.