The current licence agreement was granted in October 2020 following the advertisement of the land in the open market. The licence agreement ended 31st March 2020.

Due to covid-19, the licence was initially extended to the 30th April 2020 as the licensee was unable to sell the lambs due to the market being shut.

It will be difficult to re let the land in the current market due to the uncertainty of covid-19 and during the lockdown in April and May it would have been difficult for people to access the land to view.

The licence agreement can be determined at short notice to enable vacant possession to be obtained within four weeks and the council can still access the land for its own purposes at any time during the agreement.