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A report from the Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care, Director of Regeneration, Leisure and Culture and Director of Finance, Resources and Customer Services is attached. This seeks approval to make the Ladderswood and New Southgate Industrial Estate Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) 2012.(Report No.127, agenda part two also refers).(Key decision – reference number 3487)

(Report No.124)

(8.50 – 8.55 pm)

Councillor Ahmet Oykener (Cabinet Member for Housing) introduced the report of the Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care, Director of Regeneration, Leisure and Culture and the Director of Finance, Resources and Customer Services (No.124) recommending that Cabinet make the Ladderswood and New Southgate Industrial Estate CPO 2012.

NOTED

1.         that Minute No.22 below also referred;

2.         that CPO would only be used should the Council fail to reach a negotiated settlement, as set out in the report.

Alternative Options Considered: An alternative option considered is for the Council not to make a CPO for Ladderswood and the New Southgate Industrial estate. This would place the Council in breach of its obligations under the Development Agreement.

DECISION: The Cabinet

1.         noted the statement of reasons appended to the report which sets out the justification for making the Ladderswood and New Southgate Industrial Estate CPO 2012.

2.         noted the indicative timeline for the CPO process for the Ladderswood and New Southgate Industrial  Estate CPO 2012 appended to the report as Appendix A;

3.         agreed to make the Ladderswood and New Southgate Industrial Estate CPO 2012 under section 226(1) (a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (the “1990 Act”).

4.         agreed to authorise the Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care in consultation with the Director of Finance, Resources and Customer Services, to take all the necessary steps consequent to the making of the Ladderswood and New Southgate Industrial Estate CPO 2012.

Reasons for recommendations: To provide the Council with a legal option to ensure that vacant possession of the site can be achieved to enable the regeneration of the area to take place. The New Ladderswood LLP requires the Council to make the Ladderswood and New Southgate Industrial Estate CPO 2012 in order to reduce the risk of not achieving Vacant Possession. If the Council did not progress the making of the CPO then this would place the Council in breach of its obligations under the Development Agreement.

(Key decision – reference number 3487)