• A mains gas pipeline runs beneath the land required for the Brookfield School redevelopment project and must be diverted before the development can progress.
• The diversion will be routed through land owned by the council part of which is leased to Arena Racing and forms part of the racecourse.
• Cadent the mains gas supplier requires the council and Arena Racing to enter into a permanent easement granting them the right to install and thereafter use and maintain the pipeline before the physical works to divert the pipe are carried out.
• Arena Racing have agreed to be party to the easement on condition that the works to divert the pipe are completed as soon as possible to allow the ground to settle before the start of the forthcoming racing season and that their legal fees in the matter are paid.
• The easement will be on standard Cadent terms and the documents will be reviewed and approved by the council’s legal team prior to completion. The council’s fees in dealing with the matter will be part of the overall redevelopment project