(a)

in 2014 the Mount Edgcumbe Means Business strategic vision and action plan had been adopted by the Joint Committee; the vision outlined a number of quick wins, together with longer term proposals which would steer the development of the Park towards a more sustainable future;

(b)

many of the projects in phase I, such as the allocation and let of commercial unit spaces, the development of the existing series of events and converting the Cremyll shop building into a holiday property (whilst retaining the gift shop at the front of the building) had been completed;

(c)

phase II of the transformation programme which included the longer term programmes included –

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development of three glamping units;

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development  of camping and caravan pitches by the Dry Walk car park;

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external electricity services for markets and fayres adjoining the House and the Barrow Centre;

(d)

both Plymouth City Council and Cornwall Council were currently in the process of confirming agreement on the proposed terms of sale for the land at Polhawn Fort; the proceeds from the sale would be shared between the tenant and the two councils; this would provide a capital income of £30,000;

(e)

an options appraisal had been undertaken on Captain’s Blake Hut at Whitsand Bay, to ascertain its future use; one option would be to put the property on the market for a leasehold sale; early estimates suggested that the sale of the hut would raise approximately £80,000 to £100,000.

(f)

following planning consent for the glamping site, a robust procurement exercise would be undertaken; it was anticipated that this would drive down the cost of this initiative;

(g)

it was proposed to install shepherd huts, although the initial investment was higher, the long term life of the huts would out-weigh this;

(h)

the governance options for Mount Edgcumbe would be revisited;

(i)

the Park Manager position had been advertised with interviews scheduled to take place on 4 September 2015.

(a)

had over 515 members with 60 volunteers who worked in the Park;

(b)

had to date financially contributed nearly £250,000 towards funding various initiatives;

(c)

had commissioned two statues one of a stag and one of a doe to celebrate the 500^th anniversary of Henry VIII’s granting the ‘licence to empark’;

(d)

were keen to purchase a land train to transport visitors from the lower park to the top (two previous electric vehicles had been purchased but had been unable to manage the slope).