Issue - decisions

Date of Decision:

13^th December 2022

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Simon Moss

Assistant Director for Planning, Regeneration and Transport

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

Exercising the delegations given by Cabinet on 28^th March 2022 to the Assistant Director for Planning, Regeneration and Transport, as the Council’s designated Property Officer, to complete the negotiation and acquisition by agreement of the relevant property interests, in consultation with the Council’s Section 151 Officer and the Cabinet Member for Jobs and the Local Economy, and the delegation to the Assistant Director of Legal Services to complete the necessary transactions.

Brief Description of Decision:

Signing of the agreed Heads of Terms and completion of the necessary transactions to acquire the parcels of land identified in the report.

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 28th March 2022 and the attached exempt Report (exempt until completion of land transaction) providing considerations for the Decision.