Decision details

RESOLVED:

1.    That Cabinet resolve to authorise the making of a compulsory purchase order and a side roads order, line order and/or other similar roads order (together referred to as “the Order”) under the provisions of sections 6, 8, 14, 125, 239, 240, 246, 249, 250 and 260 of the Highways Act 1980 (and any associated provisions) and section 40 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (and any associated provisions) to acquire land for the construction of the A320 HIF Scheme (the Order Land); the Council being satisfied that there is a compelling case in the public interest for the making of the Order to facilitate the carrying out of the A320 HIF Scheme.

2.    That Cabinet resolve that recommendation 1 above shall be read in substitution for paragraph 1 of the recommendations set out in the July 2021 Cabinet Report.

Reasons for Decisions:

In September 2020 the Cabinet confirmed acceptance of the HIF funding award of £41.8 million (see Cabinet Paper at item 13). 

As at the Cabinet decision date of September 2020 the Scheme had not been fully designed, thus the final land take was not known, and a further authority to pursue a compulsory purchase order was sought from Cabinet in July 2021.

Following Public Consultation further design alterations were made and this paper seeks additional authority to make  a compulsory purchase order and a side roads order, line order and/or other similar roads order (together referred to as "the Order") under the provisions of sections 6, 8, 14, 125, 239, 240, 246, 249, 250 and 260 of the Highways Act 1980 (and any associated provisions) and section 40 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (and any associated provisions) and to seek confirmation by the Secretary of State.

The decision as recommended by this report will enable the Council, with funding for its Infrastructure Fund Forward Funding scheme from the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to construct the necessary infrastructure improvements described above.

[The decisions on this item can be called in by the Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee]