Agenda item

Report from the Strategic Director for Regeneration and Environment.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet: -

1.             Approve an allocation of £11,049,547 to the Dinnington project from the Principal Areas of Growth allocation.

2.             Agree to the development of ‘Principal Areas of Growth’ projects in Dinnington with further detail provided to Cabinet before commencement of the Scheme.

3.             Delegates the commissioning of the design of the project based on the parameters in section 2.2 to the Strategic Director for Regeneration and the Environment in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Jobs and the Local Economy and the Section 151 Officer.

4.             Approve that the Assistant Director for Planning, Regeneration and Transport be authorised to negotiate and agree 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.

5.             Approve to grant a Resolution in Principle to investigate the use of

Compulsory Purchase Order powers: in the event that terms cannot be

agreed in relation to all or any of the property interests or cannot be agreed within the prescribed timeframe. A further report to be submitted to Cabinet seeking a formal resolution to acquire those property interests through the exercise of the Council’s Compulsory Purchase Powers.

Report from the Strategic Director Regeneration and Enviornment.

Recommendations:

Consideration was given to the report which noted that the Council had worked closely with MP’s, Ward members and the Town Council as part of the bid submission.  The scheme in Dinnington would address the blight in the town centre and boost the local economy. The funding would bring privately owned derelict buildings into public sector ownership enabling the creation of a new town square, with purpose built commercial units to diversify the local offer.  It was a really exciting scheme.

The Leader noted that this investment sat alongside a suite of other investments in local centres.  It was a huge piece of work to ensure those physical improvements across the borough and the proposal was welcomed.  He noted that there would be inflationary pressures associated with the scheme which was also replicated across all other schemes.  Funding had been set aside as part of the towns and villages work to support Dinnington and Wath.  The funding was still available, and it was expected that some of it would be used as the schemes progressed to ensure the community benefited in the best way possible.

A technical note regarding recommendation number four regarding the delegation to the Assistant Director for Planning, Regeneration and Transport on the acquisition, he clarified that those acquisitions would be within the overall budget that Cabinet agreed for the scheme.  The precise prices paid would depend on the valuation given at that time.

Councillor Roche welcomed the project and the benefits it would provide.

Resolved: That Cabinet:

1.    Approved an allocation of £11,049,547 to the Dinnington project from the Principal Areas of Growth allocation.

2.    Agreed to the development of ‘Principal Areas of Growth’ projects in Dinnington with further detail provided to Cabinet before commencement of the Scheme.

3.    Delegated the commissioning of the design of the project based on the parameters in section 2.2 to the Strategic Director for Regeneration and the Environment in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Jobs and the Local Economy and the Section 151 Officer.

4.    Approved that the Assistant Director for Planning, Regeneration and Transport be authorised to negotiate and agree 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.

5.    Approved to grant a Resolution in Principle to investigate the use of Compulsory Purchase Order powers: in the event that terms cannot be agreed in relation to all or any of the property interests or cannot be agreed within the prescribed timeframe. A further report to be submitted to Cabinet seeking a formal resolution to acquire those property interests through the exercise of the Council’s Compulsory Purchase Powers.