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KD 3423 Ladderswood Regeneration: Appropriation

Meeting: 19/06/2013 - Cabinet (Item 7)

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A report from the Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care and Director of Regeneration, Leisure and Culture is attached. This seeks approval for the Council to use its powers to appropriate the land required for the Ladderswood development for planning purposes. (Key decision – reference number 3423)

(Report No.12)

(8.40 – 8.45 pm)

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Minutes:

Councillor Ahmet Oykener (Cabinet Member for Housing) introduced the report of the Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care and Director of Regeneration, Leisure and Culture (No.12) seeking approval for the Council to use its powers to appropriate the land required for the Ladderswood development for planning purposes.

 

NOTED

 

1.         the conditions which needed to be fulfilled by both the Council and the developer in accordance with the previously agreed Development Agreement, in order to allow the development of Ladderswood to proceed, as set out in the report;

 

2.         that Members’ attention was drawn to sections 3.11 and 3.12 of the report explaining the conditions which would apply to the appropriation of land;

 

3.         that a colour copy of the diagram detailed in Appendix 1 of the report would be circulated to Cabinet Members for clarity and ease of reference.

 

Alternative Options Considered: None.

 

DECISION: The Cabinet agreed in accordance with section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972 to appropriate the sites shown on the plan attached to the report at Appendix 1 from their present holding purposes to planning purposes and in particular the purposes set out in section 237 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

 

Reason: The Development Agreement entered into by the Council included a requirement, as a condition precedent, for the Council to use its powers to appropriate the land for planning purposes. If the Council did not appropriate the land for planning purposes the developer could terminate the Development Agreement.

(Key decision – reference number 3423)