Decision details

Didcot Garden Town HIF 1 – Bridge Scheme, SRO and CPO - Delegated Decision by the Director of Transport & Infrastructure

Decision Maker: Corporate Director Environment & Place

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The decision will accurately identify and confirm the Bridge Scheme, the SRO Order and the CPO requirements of the HIF1 project.
The reasons for the decision are expressed in the Cabinet report.

At the point of making the decision (during the Cabinet meeting), further clarifications and amendments to the Bridge Scheme, Side Roads Order (and plans), CPO, Order Map and Joint Statement of Reasons were being identified/made which could not be completed/reflected in time for the Cabinet meeting.


Decision:

At a Cabinet Meeting on 19 July 2022 (reference 2021/134) Cabinet resolved (inter alia) to:
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(b) Approve the CPO, the Order Map, the SRO, the accompanying Plans and the Bridge Scheme all substantially in the form annexed to the Cabinet report but to delegate to the Director of Transport and Infrastructure following consultation with the Director of Law & Governance, authority to modify them as necessary, including in relation to the CPO to be in a modified form of such lesser land as in the opinion of the Director of Law & Governance be appropriate;

Further to the delegation set out above, a delegated decision is taken to approve the Side Roads Order including plans and schedules, Compulsory Purchase Order including map and schedules, Bridge Scheme Plan and Order.

Following consultation with the Director of Law & Governance, it is concluded that the modifications made are of a reduced community/land impact (total) than presented on 19th July 2022 Cabinet Meeting.

As a result, the Council are to proceed with making the SRO, CPO and Bridge Orders for HIF1 as documented within associated appendices.

Certain information is to be made exempt until the CPO is formally made and submitted to the Secretary of State.




Alternative options considered:

Not applicable.

Publication date: 31/01/2023

Date of decision: 21/12/2022

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