Wirral Council approves the Trust transfer

Wirral Council’s environment, climate emergency and transport committee on Tuesday 12 March recommended the buildings of Hilbre Island are transferred to the Hilbre Community Land Trust on a 30 year peppercorn rent to enable the project to protect and preserve them. 

It said: “The trust business plan sets out a 2-phase approach. The first phase would involve a short-term lease which would enable the Trust to fund raise and undertake a scheme of basic works to enable their occupation and preservation.. 

The second phase would follow the grant of planning permission and listed building consent for the necessary investment in Fog Cottage and Telegraph House. This would also require the Trust to secure significant grant funding for which they would develop a fund-raising strategy.”