Issue - meetings

To agree to make a compulsory purchase order under section 226(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act for the acquisition of the land highlighted in the report.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the council make a Compulsory Purchase Order under section 226(1)(a) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by section 99 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004)and section 13 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976 for the acquisition of the land and new rights within the areas edged black and numbered 1-6 on the plan at Appendix 1 of the report for the purpose of improving and extending Burgess Park in accordance with the provisions of the saved policies of the Southwark Plan 2007 and the Core Strategy 2011.

2.  That the head of property be authorised to:

a)  take all necessary steps to secure the making, confirmation and implementation of the Compulsory Purchase Order including the publication and service of all notices and the presentation of the council’s case at Public Inquiry should one be called

b)  acquire all interests in land within the compulsory purchase order areas either by agreement or compulsorily

c)  approve agreements with land owners setting out the terms for the withdrawal of objections to the Orders, including where appropriate seeking exclusion of land from the Orders and

d)  amend the boundaries of the Sites shown edged black on the plan at Appendix One should the need arise.