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Cabinet Member: Environment

Forward Plan Ref: 2015/053

Contact: Paul Fermer, Service Manager – Major Infrastructure Delivery Tel: (01865) 815764

Report by Director for Environment & Economy (CA13).

The Council’s Major Infrastructure Delivery Commercial Team is managing the delivery of a number of major highway improvement schemes.  Some of these schemes require additional land to enable delivery of the proposed improvements which will reduce congestion, improve movement, access and safety and encourage use of sustainable transport.

This report details the Harwell Oxford Scheme (with supporting CPO land details) that requires additional land.

The report requests the delegation by Cabinet to the Director of Environment and Economy in consultation with the Executive Cabinet member to exercise Compulsory Purchase powers for the purchase of land for this scheme, in the event that this land required cannot be purchased by negotiation.

Cabinet is RECOMMENDED to:

(a)            Approve delegation of the exercising of Compulsory Purchase Order Powers to the Director of Environment and Economy, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment for the purchase of land required for the delivery of the major infrastructure scheme ‘Harwell Oxford Entrance’ as outlined in this report, in the event that the land cannot be acquired by negotiation so as to keep to the scheme programme; and

(b)            note that in so far as the whole or any part or parts of land required is not acquired by negotiation, the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order under provisions contained in Part X11 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 Inquiry if required.

Recommendations agreed.

The Council’s Major Infrastructure Delivery Commercial Team is managing the delivery of a number of major highway improvement schemes. Some of these schemes require additional land to enable delivery of the proposed improvements which will reduce congestion, improve movement, access and safety and encourage use of sustainable transport.

Cabinet considered a report that detailed the Harwell Oxford Scheme (with supporting CPO land details) and sought delegation by Cabinet to the Director of Environment and Economy in consultation with the Executive Cabinet member to exercise Compulsory Purchase powers for the purchase of land for this scheme, in the event that the land required cannot be purchased by negotiation.

RESOLVED:           to:

(a)            Approve delegation of the exercising of Compulsory Purchase Order Powers to the Director of Environment and Economy, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Environment for the purchase of land required for the delivery of the major infrastructure scheme ‘Harwell Oxford Entrance’ as outlined in this report, in the event that the land cannot be acquired by negotiation so as to keep to the scheme programme; and

(b)            note that in so far as the whole or any part or parts of land required is not acquired by negotiation, the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order under provisions contained in Part X11 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 Inquiry if required.