Warwick Farm, La Grande Route de St. Jean, St. John: Lease

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A decision made on 10 December 2021

Decision Reference: MD-PH-2021-0057
Decision Summary Title :	Warwick Farm, La Grande Route de St Jean, St John – Nine Year Lease to IHP Limited (01/01/2018-31/12/2026) – Service of Notice to Break the Lease		Date of Decision Summary:	04 November 2021
Decision Summary Author:	Estates Manager		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Warwick Farm, La Grande Route de St Jean, St John – Nine Year Lease to IHP Limited (01/01/2018-31/12/2026) – Service of Notice to Break the Lease		Date of Written Report:	04 November 2021
Written Report Author:	Estates Manager		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	WR & SDs 1 + 2: Exempt - QE Article 33(b) and QE Article 34(b)
Subject: Warwick Farm, La Grande Route de St Jean, St John – Nine Year Lease to IHP Limited (01/01/2018-31/12/2026) – Service of Notice to Break the Lease PBA 0327-01-001
Decision(s): In accordance with Standing Order 168 (1) (ca) the Minister decided, as recommended by Jersey Property Holdings, to exercise the lease break option provision set-out in the Lease of Warwick Farm, La Grande Route de St Jean, St John, and to serve notice on the tenant for the Lease to end on 01 January 2023.
Reason(s) for Decision: It is intended that the Jersey Bowling Club relocate from its current site at Westmount Road, St Helier to Warwick Farm to facilitate the creation of the access road for the proposed new hospital. The present nine-year lease of Warwick Farm to IHP Limited will be terminated in accordance with the lease break option provision to allow the relocation of the Jersey Bowling Club. A further lease to IHP Limited can be considered following an impact assessment of the relocation of Jersey Bowling Club.
Resource Implications: The financial implications of this decision are detailed in the accompanying report. There are no manpower implications in respect of this decision.
Action required: The Minister hereby authorised the Director of Jersey Property Holdings to serve, on behalf of the Public, the necessary lease break notice on the Tenant at Warwick Farm.
Signature:		Position: Deputy K Lewis Minister for Infrastructure
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):