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Compulsory Purchase Powers for Acquisition of Land Required for Delivery of Schemes

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To seek approval of the delegation of the exercising of Compulsory Purchase Powers to the Director of Capital Investment & Delivery in consultation with the Executive Cabinet Member for the purpose of land required for the delivery of schemes.

Decision:

Recommendations agreed as amended in the addenda and set out below.

 

Cabinet agreed to:

 

(a)  Approve delegation of the exercising of Compulsory Purchase Powers to the Strategic Director of Communities, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment with the responsibility for Highways and the Leader of the Council, for the purchase of land required for the delivery of the major infrastructure schemes outlined in paragraph 10 of this report, in the event that the land cannot be acquired by negotiation; and

 

(b)  Note that should the whole or any part of lands required are not acquired by negotiation, the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order under provisions contained in Part XII of the Highways Act 1980 for the acquisition of the land, will be progressed. This could include providing the necessary attendance, expert witness provision, etc. at a Public Enquiry if required.

Report author: Eric Owens

Publication date: 24/04/2019

Date of decision: 23/04/2019

Decided at meeting: 23/04/2019 - Cabinet

Effective from: 02/05/2019

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