Agenda item

          The Cabinet:

1.1     Agreed, in order to facilitate the carrying out and implementation of planning permission 17/01477/FULM, to the making of a compulsory purchase order (CPO) to enable the necessary acquisitions of land and interests in land.

1.2     Noted and approved the map at Appendix A of the report showing the extent of the proposed CPO ("the Order Land") and the draft statement of reasons at Appendix B of the report in support of the proposed CPO.

1.3     Authorised the Director of Place and Community to make the CPO as considered necessary.

1.4     Authorised the making of the Lichfield District Council (Grange Lane, Lichfield) Compulsory Purchase Order 2018 ("the Order") under section 226(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ("the 1990 Act").

1.5     Authorised the Director of Place and Community to issue notices under Section 16 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976, where necessary, to authorise the entry on land and carrying out surveys where the Council is considering acquiring an interest in the land or a right over the land which is not such an interest.

1.6     Authorised the use of powers in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to secure the removal of any apparatus of statutory undertakers or communication code operators from the Order Land.

1.7     Authorised the acquisition by agreement of all third party interests in and over the Order Land under Section 227 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 before or after confirmation of the Order and in respect of any new rights required for the development or use of the Order Land.

1.8     Authorised the Director of Place and Community to take all necessary steps to investigate ownership interests and to secure confirmation of the Order and the acquisition of all third party interests in the Order Land and any new rights and the removal of all occupants from the Order Land. This authorisation includes the publication and advertisement of the Order, serving appropriate notices, seeking confirmation of the Order, taking all steps to acquire relevant interests and such other steps as deemed appropriate by the Director of Place and Community  to facilitate the development, redevelopment or improvement of the Order Land.

1.9     Authorised the Director of Place and Community to enter into agreements and make undertakings, contracts and transfers on behalf of the Council with third party interests in the Order Land or with parties otherwise affected by the Order for the withdrawal of objections to the confirmation of the Order including the offering back of any part of the Order Land or acquisition of additional land or interests in or over any such land and the removal of any land from the Order and to defend any proceedings challenging the making or confirmation of the Order.

1.10   Authorised the Director of Place and Community following confirmation of the Order to publish and serve all appropriate notices of confirmation of the Order and to make one or more general vesting declarations or serve notices to treat and notices of entry (as appropriate) in respect of the Order Land.

1.11   Authorised the Director of Place and Community to initiate or take part in any proceedings before the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) or the Courts in order to resolve any disputes as to compensation or other payments payable for any interests in the Order Land or arising from the making or confirmation of the Order or securing possession of any part of the Order Land or title to any part of the Order Land or the removal of any occupants or apparatus of statutory undertakers or communication code operators.