Agenda item

Report of the City Surveyor.

The Committee considered a report of the City Surveyor which sought approval to declare an area of City Fund highway land to be surplus to highway requirements to allow its disposal and enable the permitted development scheme being proposed by the Salters Company to its premise.

RESOLVED – That City Fund highway land at Fore Street, EC2 measuring 485 ft² (45.05 m²) and to be oversailed by the permitted development of the Salters Hall (consent no. 08/00991/FUL) be declared surplus to highway requirements to enable its disposal upon terms subject to the approval of the Property Investment Board, and such declaration excluding the highway stratum which is defined as being 2 spits depth beneath the footpath and at least 2.75m above it and which is to be retained for highway purposes.