Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Executive Councillor (Economic Development & Regeneration)

The report seeks authority to exercise of the Council’s powers of compulsory purchase to acquire all outstanding interests in the Prince’s Street element of the scheme, to appropriate this land and the land for the new build part of Bridgefield for planning purposes (so that there is authorisation for any interference with any third party rights caused by the development), and to create new rights in order to secure this significant improvement scheme and the associated public benefits.

The Executive is invited to consider the report and:-

·         agree to the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order under s.226(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), s.13 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, s.1 of the Localism Act 2011 and all other relevant powers to acquire all outstanding land and interests required for the Prince’s Street element of the scheme, and to create new rights facilitating the proposed development and treatment of the rear elevations of properties facing Bridgefield, together with the right to erect, repair, maintain and improve those elevations.

·         if the CPO is confirmed, the Executive agrees to the acquisition of the land and rights the subject of the CPO subject to there being no material change in circumstances that would mean that it could not properly pursue the CPO.

·         agrees to carry out and enter into arrangements to secure the appropriation for planning purposes of the land required for the development in order to utilise the power contained in Section 237 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

·         authorises the Corporate Directors of Place Management and Regeneration and Corporate and Support Services (1) to take all necessary steps to implement these resolutions and to appropriate land, in accordance with the terms set out in this Report and (2) to approve agreements with landowners setting out the terms of withdrawals of objections to the Order including where appropriate the exclusion of land from the Order, to make deletions from, and/or minor amendments, and modifications to the proposed Order and Order Plans, to agree to refrain from vesting any land/rights included within the Order should this be in their opinion appropriate, and to negotiate terms for the acquisition by agreement of any outstanding interests/rights in the land within the Order prior to its confirmation.

Officer contact: Paul Lawrence, 0161 474 4515, paul.lawrence@stockport.gov.uk

A joint report of the Executive Councillors (Corporate, Customer & Community Services) and (Economic Development & Regeneration) was submitted (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive Meeting to agree to authorise the use of the Council’s compulsory purchase powers to acquire all outstanding interests in property in the Prince’s Street area of the Town Centre to progress the Bridgefield Redevelopment Scheme. The report detailed the reasons for seeking the use of these powers and the legal and financial implications.

RESOLVED – (1) That agreement be given to the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order under s.226(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended), s.13 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, s.1 of the Localism Act 2011 and all other relevant powers to acquire all outstanding land and interests required for the Princes Street element of the scheme, and to create new rights facilitating the proposed  development and treatment of the rear elevations of properties facing Bridgefield, together with the right to erect, repair, maintain and improve those elevations.

(2) That should the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) be confirmed, agreement be given to the acquisition of the land and rights of the subject of the CPO subject to there being no material change in circumstances that would mean that it could not properly pursue the CPO.

(3) That agreement be given to carry out and enter into arrangements to secure the appropriation for planning purposes of the land required for the development in order to utilise the power contained in Section 237 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended).

(4) That the Corporate Directors of Place Management & Regeneration and Corporate and Support Services be authorised to

(i)      take all necessary steps to implement these resolutions and to appropriate land, in accordance with the terms set out in the report and

(ii)     to approve agreements with landowners setting out the terms of withdrawals of objections to the Order including where appropriate the exclusion of land from the Order, to make deletions from, and/or minor amendments, and modifications to the proposed Order and Order Plans, to agree to refrain from vesting any land/rights included within the Order should this be in their opinion appropriate, and to negotiate terms for the acquisition by agreement of any outstanding interests/rights in the land within the Order prior to its confirmation.

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Corporate and Support Services and the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration

(PLEASE NOTE THAT THE DETAILED PLANS ARE ‘TO FOLLOW’).

The Scrutiny Committee is requested to comment on the proposed acquisition of land interests by compulsory means required to facilitate the Bridgefield Redevelopment scheme, primarily on Princes Street, prior to its consideration by the Executive.

Officer Contact: Michael Bownes on 0161 474 3212 or email: michael.bownes@srtockport.gov.uk

The Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) requesting the comments of the Scrutiny Committee on the proposed acquisition of land interests by compulsory means, primarily on Princes Street, in order to facilitate the Bridgefield redevelopment scheme. The report would subsequently be considered by the Executive at its meeting on 30 September 2014.

The Executive Councillor (Economic Development and Regeneration (Councillor Patrick McAuley) attended the meeting to respond to Members’ questions.

RESOLVED – That the Executive be advised that this Scrutiny Committee supports the proposals to acquire land interests (primarily on Princes Street) by compulsory means, as detailed in the report, in order to facilitate the Bridgefield redevelopment scheme.