{"id":4303,"date":"2026-10-06T12:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=4303"},"modified":"2026-10-06T12:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T11:34:39","slug":"council-uses-parish-office-without-lease-and-rent-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dhwnews.com\/?p=4303","title":{"rendered":"Council uses Parish Office without lease and rent free!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Datchet Parish Council has no lease to the Parish Office<\/strong><\/span> based at No 1 Allen Way, Datchet.<\/p>\n

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The Parish Council has had no lease since 2006<\/strong><\/span> when they took over the building from the Library that had already moved out to Montagu House in the centre of Datchet.\u00a0 That situation was never corrected.\u00a0 To make matters worse – Datchet Parish Council pays no rent<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 There was a ‘Division of Responsibilities’ document (a ‘gentlemen’s agreement) that worked well, but somebody decided not to honour the agreement.\u00a0 \u00a0Today Datchet Hall is not an available meeting venue because Datchet Parish Council have not paid their hall hire fees<\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 Very briefly the facts are as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. \u00a0The DRCCT owns the land and buildings on the Sabatini Land.<\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0DPC are not DRCCT trustees<\/li>\n
  3. \u00a0DPC are using a DRCCT building without a lease and paying no rent.<\/li>\n
  4. \u00a0DPC is using parish money to claim ownership of the DRCCT assets.<\/li>\n
  5. \u00a0DPC refuses to consider the issues.<\/li>\n
  6. \u00a0DPC is barred from charity assets by LGA 1972 s139 (3)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Ewan Larcombe (DRCCT Chair)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Datchet Parish Council has no lease to the Parish Office based at No 1 Allen Way, Datchet. 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