Issue - decisions

To approve the grant of a lease for Churchill House

17/07/2025 - To approve the grant of a lease for Churchill House

• The property up until May 2021 was occupied by Hoople training. From 2021 until 2024, it was under consideration by HM Courts service as an alternative location for the courts, whilst decisions were being made regarding the Shirehall.
• HM Courts took the decision to not occupy, and the property has been vacant and undergoing on-going maintenance and incurring running costs.
• The property has been subject to vandalism on several occasions incurring repair costs to the council.
• In April 2024, the building was put on the market to let through Sunderland’s as the letting agent.
• Herefordshire Council’s Strategic Asset Management Board, in consultation with officers, supports the letting of the property to the Sixth Form College.