Decision details

The Executive resolved as follows:

1. To agree that Appendix 7d to the Executive report, the Financial Considerations is not for publication by virtue of Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 as it includes detailed costings that enable the scheme to be viable. The publication of such information could prejudice continuing and future negotiations.

2. To note the changes in Town Centre car parking provision since the 2019 report.

3. To agree to the principle of providing  additional car parking spaces in a multi-storey car park servicing the town centre to accommodate the demand as set out in the report

4. To authorise the Director of Communications and Regeneration to pursue detailed negotiations with the developer and other interested parties to assemble the land required and bring forward proposals for surface car parking and the multi-storey car park as outlined in the report.

5. To instruct relevant Officers to commence all necessary preparatory works for the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order to support the site assembly of the land required for the car park and any associated road improvements and road closures.

6. To agree, in principle, that if other options are exhausted then the Council would consider the use of Compulsory Purchase Order powers to assemble the site outlined in Appendix 7c to the Executive report.

7. That Officers be required to bring a further report to the Executive to authorise the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order should such powers be required.

8. To note that expenditure will be incurred within the existing approval in the Capital Programme as authorised in February 2019, and that further authorisation will be sought on the final proposals as necessary once the detailed design of the car park has been completed and costed.

9. To delegate authority to the Director of Communications and Regeneration to authorise expenditure and contracts to deliver the additional car parking proposed  within the financial limits already approved  

10. To authorise the Head of Legal to prepare legal documentation and enter into and complete appropriate documents/contracts as necessary to complete any associated transactions.