Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:

That:

1.

the current position of land and asset acquisitions on the two regeneration sites be endorsed;

2.

the making in principle of a compulsory purchase order under section 17 of the Housing Act 1985 in respect of the acquisition of all remaining outstanding interests in the Kerria as shown edged red on the plan at appendix A, including authority to realign the red line should land currently identified not be required to deliver a viable regeneration scheme be endorsed;

3.

the making in principle of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) in respect of acquisition of all the remaining interests on the Tinkers Green site (shown edged in red on the plan at Appendix 2) under section 17 of the Housing Act 1985 or in the alternative section 226 (1)(a) of the Town Planning Act 1990 (precise power to be finalised prior to making) be endorsed;

4.

delegated authority be given to the Director of Assets and Environment in consultation with the Solicitor to the Council, to take all such steps as are necessary to bring the above recommendations into effect including (but not limited to) land referencing and service of notices under section 16 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

5.

delegated authority be given to the Director of Assets and Environment to grant written authority to officers to enter onto the land or other land for the purposes of carrying out surveys pursuant to section 15 of the Local Government (miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976;

6.

delegated authority be given to the Director of Assets and Environment to continue with the process to voluntary negotiate all interests in land required in advance of making the above mentioned CPOs, and;

7.

a further report be produced to seek full authority to the making of the above CPOs if voluntary negotiations to acquire all the interests in the sites are not successful.

(Moved by Councillor D Cook and Seconded by Councillor R Pritchard)