The Director of Law, HR and Asset Management presented a report which advised Members of the necessary demolition of Liscard Hall, following a fire in the building and the options, which the Council may wish to consider with regard to the future of the site of the Hall and depot buildings.

The following options were presented:

Option 1 - To incorporate the site of the Hall as an additional area of Central Park.

Option 2 - To grass over the site leaving the top of the external and basement walls exposed as features to show the original structure and footprint of the Hall.

Option 3 - To build on the site of the Hall.

Option 4 - To try and promote a new scheme to refurbish the Depot Buildings, in isolation.

Resolved - That Officers be authorised to explore the viability of Option 3 and/or Option 4 in order to try and procure a beneficial use of the site of the Hall and its environs and to report back to a future meeting.