European Commission seek explanation on Celtic land deals

[dexiboy 157]

Is plz kiaser sozi.

Only joking good luck to all involved in this would love to see the bheasts from the east get done proper for this.

[soulboy 2,521]

He's updated the football tax havens website today

http://footballtaxhavens.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/lennoxtown-initiative-a-financial-disaster-celtic-sale-only-recouped-half-their-clean-up-costs/

[a new star 9]

i follow pzj & admire the work & effort he has put in. is he a member on here? anybody know him personally?

[Band of Brothers 10,303]

keep up the good work I salute all involved

[Bheast Skelper 411]

Brilliant work PZJ.

Every one of us owes you a huge thank you for your great work.

They cant keep a lid on this much longer. Its serious serious fraud and bordering on theft of millions of pounds worth of public funds.

[JohnHardie 1,405]

i follow pzj & admire the work & effort he has put in. is he a member on here? anybody know him personally?

Me too but I think his/her identity should be kept secret.

[Jonok 1,245]

If PZJ pulls this off he will become a legend.

[mabawsa 888]

Heard that PZJ and friends have been in Brussels today at the EU commission to hand over their dossier on the Eastenders land deals. Good luck and steadfast to them all. Something gives me a feeling that PZJ's life will now be hell. At every turn there will be a Dhim journalist or sympathiser trying to dig up dirt on him, pouring scorn or ridiculing him and his quest. They will make out that he is a rabid bigoted Gers fan just out for bloody revenge. The Tommo's of the world should be championing the little guy like they normally do for exposing things.. Irony is the same people will probably be doing the opposite in my opinion. I hope I am proved wrong and the cabal get their just desserts (with big dollops of Jelly and Ice cream!)

[corkinator 611]

Heard that PZJ and friends have been in Brussels today at the EU commission to hand over their dossier on the Eastenders land deals. Good luck and steadfast to them all. Something gives me a feeling that PZJ's life will now be hell. At every turn there will be a Dhim journalist or sympathiser trying to dig up dirt on him, pouring scorn or ridiculing him and his quest. They will make out that he is a rabid bigoted Gers fan just out for bloody revenge. The Tommo's of the world should be championing the little guy like they normally do for exposing things.. Irony is the same people will probably be doing the opposite in my opinion. I hope I am proved wrong and the cabal get their just desserts (with big dollops of Jelly and Ice cream!)

Yeah, excellent stuff, I didn't realise he would be going in person I just surmised that he informed them and they did the leg work.

[mabawsa 888]

Yeah, excellent stuff, I didn't realise he would be going in person I just surmised that he informed them and they did the leg work.

We should have a RM whip round for PZJ to make sure his efforts in regards expenses are covered. He has done some amount of digging on all our behalf and he isn't even from these shores so I understand!

[corkinator 611]

If indeed something comes of this because of him, he should ba carried shoulder high through glasgow. And tot hunk not one journalist in this country has bothered to have a look under the bonnet of this rotten car.

[MrMccoist 204]

just so there is a record of this as gcc has removed this from it's website for some reason had to use google cache to retrieve it celtic agreeing to buy more land from the council and prices included

This is the html version of the file http://www.glasgow.g....

Google automatically generates html versions of documents as we crawl the web.

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Glasgow City Council

Executive Committee

Report by Executive Director of Development and Regeneration Services

Contact: Richard Brown

Ext: 76000

CLYDE GATEWAY ROAD PHASE 2

(formerly East End Regeneration Route)

- DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS LAND

Purpose of Report:

To seek Committee authority to dispose of surplus land following the completion

of the Clyde Gateway Road Phase 2.

Recommendations:

Committee is asked to approve :

(a) The disposal of surplus land to Celtic PLC as identified in Plans 1 and 2.

Ward No(s): 9

Citywide:

Local member(s) advised: Yes x No

Consulted: Yes

No x

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

Any Ordnance Survey mapping included within this Report is provided by Glasgow City Council under licence from the Ordnance

Survey in order to fulfil its public function to make available Council-held public domain information. Persons viewing this mapping

should contact Ordnance Survey Copyright for advice where they wish to licence Ordnance Survey mapping/map data for their own

use. The OS web site can be found at “<http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk>". If accessing this Report via the Internet, please note that

any mapping is for illustrative purposes only and is not true to any marked scale.

Item 15

12th December 2013

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The Clyde Gateway Road was developed to improve strategic road

accessibility in Glasgow’s east end by linking the completed M74

motorway to the M8/M80 motorways. This linkage supports the

regeneration of the city’s east end, which, in terms of the Scottish planning

system, is classed as a National Regeneration Priority Area. The Clyde

Gateway Road contributed a critical element of the east end’s

regeneration by

• Improving access to vacant and underused land;

• Facilitating development;

• Relieving traffic congestion and improving road safety;

• Lessening the potential for localised flooding of the Camlachie Burn;

• Improving match day traffic and pedestrian management at Celtic

Park;

• Improving access to the Emirates Arena, the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome

and the Athlete’s Village, and

• Improving pedestrian routes and cycle paths.

1.2 The Council granted planning consent for the Clyde Gateway in 2005. Its

delivery was facilitated through a Compulsory Purchase Order (‘CPO’) and

orders made by the Council under national roads legislation.

1.3 The Clyde Gateway Road Phase 2 was completed in 2012 and future

maintenance boundaries have now been agreed. This process has

identified several pockets of land which the Council formerly acquired to

construct the Clyde Gateway Road Phase 2 but are now deemed surplus

to operational requirements.

2. BACKGROUND

2.1 District Valuer Services (DVS) were appointed in January 2005 to provide

a valuation of the sites within the Celtic Park stadium campus. The DVS

is the commercial arm of the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), which is an

executive agency of the UK HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The DVS

provides professional property advice across the public sector in England,

Wales and Scotland including a broad range of property-related services,

such as strategic asset management, independent valuations, property

acquisition and disposal advice. Given the earlier involvement of the DVS

in the compulsory purchase process and knowledge of the previous land

deals in the area, it was engaged to give an independent valuation of the

surplus land.

2.2 Land ownership in the areas currently under consideration was previously

held in the main by West of Scotland Housing Association and Celtic PLC.

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2.3 Crichel Downs Rules apply in respect of land compulsorily purchased.

Accordingly, the Council is required to give first refusal to the owner of the

land at the time of the compulsory purchase (if known) to buy back any

surplus land at an agreed value. The disposal is at market or fair value

with the value calculated at the date the land is declared surplus.

3. CURRENT PROPOSALS

3.1 The DVS has now submitted its report and has valued the sites at a

minimum of £750k per hectare.

3.2 Plan 1 shows part of a site which was previously acquired from West of

Scotland Housing Association (WofSHA) under the Clyde Gateway Road

CPO. This area has now been deemed surplus to Council requirements.

Under Crichel Downs Rules the Council has offered to sell this land back

to the WofSHA. They have formally confirmed they do not wish to

repurchase this land. Consequently, the Council is required to offer the

site to Clyde Gateway URC under the Clyde Gateway Members

Agreement. Clyde Gateway URC has, however, confirmed that it does not

wish to purchase the site. Celtic PLC has confirmed that it would be

willing to purchase the site to consolidate its land holding within the

stadium campus. DVS has measured the site at 2,917 sqm, and based on

the DVS valuation, equates to a value of £219,000 with vacant

possession.

3.3 Plan 2 shows an area which comprises 4 different sites, 3 of which were

compulsorily purchased.

Plot A

This was formally part of a larger area which was compulsorily purchased

by the Council from Celtic PLC. This area has been offered back to Celtic

PLC under Crichel Downs Rules and the club has confirmed its agreement

to repurchase. DVS has measured the site at 505 sqm, and based on the

DVS valuation, equates to a value of £24,500 with vacant possession.

Plot B

This site was acquired from WofSHA which has formally confirmed it does

not wish to repurchase the land. Again, the Council is required to offer the

site to Clyde Gateway URC under the Clyde Gateway Members

Agreement. Clyde Gateway URC has, however, confirmed that it does not

wish to purchase the site. Celtic PLC has confirmed that it would be

willing to purchase the site to consolidate its land holding within the

stadium campus. DVS has measured the site at 2,185 sq m, which, based

on the DVS valuation, equates to a value of £164,000 with vacant

possession.

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Plot C

This site was in the ownership of the Council and has been offered to

Clyde

Gateway URC in line with the Members Agreement, however, Clyde

Gateway URC has confirmed that it does not wish to purchase the site.

Celtic PLC confirmed that it would be willing to purchase the site to further

consolidate its land holding within the stadium campus. The DVS has

measured the site at 195 sq m and, based on the DVS valuation, equates

to £14,500 with vacant possession.

Plot D

This was formerly part of a slightly larger site for which the Council could

not find any ownership details. Celtic PLC subsequently proved title to a

part of the site, however, further property searches carried out in respect

of the remainder were inconclusive. The DVS has measured the site at 24

sqm, and, based on the DVS valuation, equates to £1,800 with vacant

possession. Celtic PLC has formally agreed to purchase the site at this

price.

3.4 The DVS has proposed the Council protects its position by incorporating

an overage clause in the event the land surrounding these sites is

redeveloped for uses other than as a Club superstore and temporary

ticket office and which takes access of any kind from the Clyde Gateway

Road. On this basis the DVS has recommended that Celtic PLC or any

successors in title will pay an overage in favour of Glasgow City Council

of £100,000 which will be index linked by reference to the RPI for a period

of 15 years from the date of the agreement.

3.5. The DVS has also advised that the Council should seek to bind the parties

to a programme of environmental improvements in view of the forthcoming

Commonwealth Games.

4. FORMER LONDON ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL

4.1 GCC Executive Committee of 19th January 2007 approved an option for

Celtic PLC to acquire the former London Road Primary School at a cost of

£300,000 with the price being uplifted from the date of the option contract

( 01 April 2009) until the date of settlement.

4.2 Celtic PLC has confirmed to the Council it wishes to exercise this option.

Celtic PLC has agreed to pay £300,000 plus RPI from the 01 April 2009

until the date of settlement. The RPI has been calculated by City Property

at £57,000 (to 31st October 2013) resulting in a total sale price of

£357,000. The RPI figure will require to be further uplifted following formal

agreement on the date of settlement.

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5. CELTIC PLC PROPOSALS

5.1 Prior to the Commonwealth Games, Celtic PLC has agreed to carry out a

range of improvement works which will include the demolition of the

former London Road Primary School, the construction of a new Ticket

Centre and associated public realm enhancement works.

6.

CONCLUSION

The consolidation of land ownership and delivery of the redevelopment of

the Stadium Campus is in line with approved planning policy. It will help to

maintain momentum and build upon the significant progress which has

already been made in relation to regeneration in the East End and support

the longer term aims with regard to the legacy of the 2014 Commonwealth

Games and the ongoing investment by Clyde Gateway URC.

7.

COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLICATIONS

Economic Impact:

The consolidation of land will enable

Celtic PLC to take forward development

proposals to the benefit of the area and the

city.

Sustainability:

The sale of these sites will initially allow the

sites to be enhanced with a view to their

proposed redevelopment in the future.

Financial:

Sales will result in a receipt of £780,800 plus

an additional RPI sum, (calculated from 01st

April 2009 until agreed date of entry, with

regard to the former London Road Primary

School). A further overage claw-back of

£100,000 will be put in place should the land

be redeveloped for other than a Club

superstore or ticket office within 15 years

from the date of agreement.

Legal:

Site disposals will be handled by GCC

Legal Services.

Personnel:

No impact on current staffing costs.

Sustainable Procurement

and Article 19:

All work to be undertaken will take this

procedure and article 19 into account.

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7.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Committee is asked to approve:

(a) The disposal of surplus land to Celtic PLC as identified in Plans 1 and 2.

Development and Regeneration Services

DT/Report No. 097-13

Date: 18 November 2013

To those investigating be sure to keep backup copies cached copies etc.

Im not tech savvy enough to do this but please keep backup copies screenshots etc.

Methinketh the beasts from the east will be making a lot of things conveniently dissapear.

[choochooblue 342]

Me too but I think his/her identity should be kept secret.

His identity is no secret mate , his real name is known and John has absolutely no fear of all the yahoos who constantly threaten him .

[mabawsa 888]

His identity is no secret mate , his real name is known and John has absolutely no fear of all the yahoos who constantly threaten him .

Unlike the RTC coward(s) who couldn't man up , then ran for the hills, when it all went pearshaped. Says a lot about the yellow streak backs.

[Bad Robot 21,512]

It would be good if something could be set up so us supporters can assist him financially.

[Every Other Saturday 128]

http://footballtaxhavens.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/compare-abnormals-on-commonwealth-games-site-vs-westhorn/

[dummiesoot 16,115]

http://footballtaxhavens.wordpress.com/2014/02/20/compare-abnormals-on-commonwealth-games-site-vs-westhorn/

Is that the heavy artillery coming? Let's hope so. Lying cheating cnuts.

[jackunion 536]

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[corkinator 611]

Oh dear, tic toc timothy

[soulboy 2,521]

Oh dear, tic toc timothy

pzj just on twitter saying 6 weeks for a ruling, not sure if this will be a final decision or just to start a formal investigation as the statement in jan said it was just a preliminary investigation.

he also tweeted hes looking into strathy park but didn't give anymore details

[JäGERmeister 33]

Looks like the ahnimals got PZJ's account suspended for a bit. Somebody is worried.

[Jonok 1,245]

PZJ_1 is sounding quite jubilant on twitter. I think the case has been well made.

[rangersfc77 170]

Keep up the tremendous work PZJ i say

[Bad Robot 21,512]

PZJ_1 is sounding quite jubilant on twitter. I think the case has been well made.

What's he saying mate ?

[johanhentze 14,306]

As someone said on this... We should aid him Financially.. its not free to ask for the old FOI files, is it?