Southwick Beach transfer to Shoreham Port Authority
Was the £550,000 transfer demonstrably best value for the council, and what valuation, alternative-disposal, legal and due-diligence records supported the decision?
CURRENT POSITION
The existing environmental-information request seeks the records supporting the Southwick Beach transfer, including valuation and the disposal process. Records remain awaited.
NEXT ACTION
Assess the disclosed valuation, alternatives and approvals before drawing conclusions about public value.
RESPONSIBLE BODY
Adur District Council / Shoreham Port Authority
REFERENCE / TIMING
No authority reference recorded
No newly verified response date in this release; existing provisional dates are not presented as confirmed deadlines.
Status checked: 3 September 2026. An acknowledgement is not a substantive response. Research questions are not findings of wrongdoing.
Public sources
- The future of Southwick Beach — Adur & Worthing Councils
- Future of Southwick Beach protected through transfer to Shoreham Port — Adur & Worthing Councils
- Shoreham Port Completes Acquisition of Southwick Beach — Shoreham Port
- Future of Southwick Beach – sale price, assets and £4m projected cost risk — Adur & Worthing Councils