Agenda item

To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Economy, Regeneration & Housing.

The report sets out a request to use compulsory purchase powers to acquire the land and buildings comprising 72 / 74 Wellington Road South to enable the delivery of Phases 6 and 7 of the Stockport Exchange regeneration scheme.

(NOTE: Appendices to this report contain information ‘Not for Publication’ which have been circulated to members of the Cabinet only).

The Cabinet is recommended to:-

(1) Approve, in principle, the use of compulsory purchase powers, to acquire all the necessary interests in the Site.

(2) Approve the taking of all necessary steps/the carrying out of all necessary work required to establish a case for the making of a CPO, and the preparation of all necessary CPO documentation, including securing the appointment of suitable external advisors.

(3) Approve the continuance of voluntary negotiations with the Landowner, and anyone else with an interest in the Site, in parallel with the preparation of CPO documentation;

(4) Note that a further report will be presented to the Cabinet to approve the making of any CPO following the finalisation of the necessary preparatory work and CPO documentation;

(5) Delegate to the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Governance and the Deputy Chief Executive authority to do all things necessary or incidental to the implementation of the above-mentioned resolutions.

Officer contact: Paul Batho at paul.batho@stockport.gov.uk or Robert Goulsbra at robert.goulsbra@stockport.gov.uk

The Cabinet Member for Economy, Regeneration & Housing (Councillor Colin MacAlister) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) setting out a request to use compulsory purchase powers to acquire the land and buildings comprising 72/ 74 Wellington Road South to enable the delivery of Phases 6 and 7 of the Stockport Exchange regeneration scheme.

(NOTE: Appendices to this report contained information ‘Not for Publication’ which was circulated to members of the Cabinet only).

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·       Stockport Exchange was an integral part of the redevelopment of the town centre.

·       The properties at 72/74 Wellington Road South were needed to achieve the aims and ambitions of the wider scheme.

·       Negotiations would continue with the owners of the properties with the aim of arriving at a solution that would obviate the need to exercise compulsory purchase powers.

RESOLVED - (1) That approval in principle be given to the use of compulsory purchase powers, to acquire all the necessary interests in the Site.

(2) That approval be given to the taking of all necessary steps/the carrying out of all necessary work required to establish a case for the making of a CPO, and the preparation of all necessary CPO documentation, including securing the appointment of suitable external advisors.

(3) That approval be given to the continuance of voluntary negotiations with the Landowner, and anyone else with an interest in the Site, in parallel with the preparation of CPO documentation.

(4) That it be noted that a further report will be presented to the Cabinet to approve the making of any CPO following the finalisation of the necessary preparatory work and CPO documentation.

(5) That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director of Legal and Democratic Governance and the Deputy Chief Executive authority to do all things necessary or incidental to the implementation of the above-mentioned resolutions.