Decision details

Acquisition of property at Effingham St, Rotherham

Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

On 24th April 2023 Cabinet agreed the following recommendations:

 

That the Assistant Director for Planning, Regeneration and Transport be authorised to negotiate the acquisition by agreement of the property interests at exempt Appendix 1, in consultation with the Council’s Section 151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for Jobs and the Local Economy, and the Assistant Director of Legal Services be authorised to complete the necessary transactions

 

An agreement to acquire property at Effingham Street has now been reached and this report will exercise the delegation to agree Heads of Terms and complete the land transaction.

Decision:

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

24th May 2023

Title:

Acquisition of property at Effingham St, Rotherham

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

 Simon Moss

Assistant Director for Planning, Regeneration and Transport

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

1.    That the Assistant Director for Planning, Regeneration and Transport approve the acquisition by agreement of the property interests at exempt Appendix 1, and that the Assistant Director of Legal Services complete the necessary transactions.

 

Brief Description of Decision:

Completion of the necessary transactions to acquire property at Effingham St

Reasons for the Decision:

To facilitate the continued development of regeneration in Rotherham town centre it is necessary to bring privately owned land into public sector ownership.

 

Agreement has now been reached with the private sector owner of the relevant land, and this delegation seeks to finalise the necessary transactions.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

The preferred option is to always acquire by agreement and negotiation is a mandatory precursor to any CPO action. This acquisition will enable land to come forward without the need to use CPO powers, thus significantly reducing the risk of needing to implement CPO powers.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Executive Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

 

 

Reports or parts of reports considered

Report to Cabinet dated 24th April 2023 and the attached exempt Report (exempt until completion of land transaction) providing considerations for the Decision.

 

I certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to facilitate the continued development of regeneration in Rotherham town centre

 

Signed by the Decision Maker  

Dated: 24th May, 2023

Name: Simon Moss                    

Job Title: Assistant Director, Planning, Regeneration & Transport

 

Publication date: 01/06/2023

Date of decision: 24/05/2023

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