Decision details

This report is to authorise the acquisitions through private treaty or through a vesting order of the remaining residential leasehold interests and other non-residential land within the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) dated 29th July 2014 and confirmed by the Council on 7 August 2014.

1.    To authorise the preparation of the contracts and all other relevant legal documentation for the voluntary acquisition by negotiation of the leasehold properties listed in paragraph 5.2.1 and all other necessary properties within the compulsory purchase order area and to complete the purchases of those property transactions, subject to final terms being agreed with the owners and being approved through the delegated powers of the Commissioning Director for Growth and Development. 

2.    To authorise the compulsory acquisition of all leasehold properties listed in paragraph 5.2.1 and all other necessary properties within the boundary of the compulsory purchase order area which are not acquired by negotiation, including the taking of all necessary steps to fully implement those compulsory acquisitions and secure possession of the properties, as set out in the decisions of Cabinet Resources Committee dated 24th September 2013.

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