Issue - meetings

Report of the Service Director, Housing is circulated  

Cllr Brady presented a report which sought Cabinet’s approval to appropriate and dispose of land for planning purposes for the housing PFI scheme.

The two areas of land in question were at Broad Street car park, Trowbridge and at Paxcroft Mead, Hilperton as shown on the plans presented.

The appropriation would provide a legal mechanism to allow the Council to use land that had been acquired for one purpose for a different purpose. The purpose for the appropriation would be to minimise risk to the PFI project.

It was anticipated that the various issues being dealt with including this one would be concluded by the end of July 2010.

Resolved:

That Cabinet:

a)         appropriates land at Broad Street car park, Trowbridge (as shown on the indicative plan in Appendix 1 of the report presented) for planning purposes under section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972;

b)        appropriates land at Paxcroft Mead, Hilperton (as shown on the indicative plan in Appendix 2 of the report presented) for planning purposes under section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972;

c)         agrees to dispose of such land at Broad Street car park, Trowbridge under section 233 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, subject to the Secretary of State's consent for disposal at less than best consideration and

d)        agrees to dispose of such land at Paxcroft Mead, Hilperton under section 233 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, subject to the Secretary of State's consent for disposal at less than best consideration.

Reason for Decision

To ensure the risks, in respect of rights and covenants affecting two PFI development sites to be provided by the Council can be resolved.