Agenda and decisions

Members are asked to declare any interests in the items under consideration and in doing so state:

(1) the type of interest concerned either a

(a)   personal interest

(b)   prejudicial interest

(c)    disclosable pecuniary interest (DPI)

and

(2) the nature of the interest concerned

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To outline and present the 2020-30 Education Vision for Blackpool, a school lead strategy for improvement.

Once approved this document will form part of the Executive policy framework.

The Executive resolved as follows:

That consideration of the report be deferred to a future meeting, to enable further discussion to take place between the Cabinet Member, officers and the Chairman/representatives of the Children’s and Young People’s Scrutiny Committee and a finalised amended document to be brought back to the Executive for approval.

The seeking of authority to make a Compulsory Purchase Order under Section 226(1) (a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by section 99 and Schedule 9 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004) in respect of the acquisition of land and premises within the area (“the Order Land”) edged red and shaded pink on the attached plan at Appendix 3a (“the Plan”) in order to acquire compulsorily all interests in the Order Land required to enable the proposed development referred to in this report to proceed.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1.      To authorise the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order to be known as The Blackpool Borough Council (King Street No1) Compulsory Purchase Order 2020 (“the Order”) under Section 226(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended by section 99 and Schedule 9 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004) for the acquisition of the Order Land being land which it thinks, if acquired, will facilitate the carrying out of development, redevelopment or improvement on or in relation to the land, and that such development, redevelopment or improvement is likely to contribute to achieving the promotion or improvement of the economic, social or environmental well-being of the area, as described in this report.

2.      On the basis that there is a compelling case in the public interest to making the Order, to authorise the Director of Communications and Regeneration to:

i.                    take all necessary steps to secure the making, confirmation and implementation of the Order including (but not limited to) updating the draft Statement of Reasons as deemed appropriate, the publication and service of all notices and the presentation of the Council’s case at any Public Inquiry;

ii.                   acquire interests in land within the area subject to the Order either by agreement or compulsorily;

iii.                 approve agreements with landowners and others having an interest in the area to be subject to the Order setting out the terms for the withdrawal of objections to the Order including where appropriate seeking agreements effecting the delivery of any part of the development and making arrangements for rehousing or relocation of occupiers.

To report the level of spending and exposure against the Council’s Revenue budgets and reserves and balances for the first 4 months to 31 July 2020.

The Executive agreed the recommendations as outlined above namely:

1. To note the report.

2.      To continue to lobby central government (HM Treasury, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Department for Transport, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Department for Education in particular) along with local authority peers and networks and the Local Government Association for the funding necessary to cope with the demands and new burdens presenting as a result of both Covid and within Children’s Services.

3.      To require the respective directors and Director of Resources to continue to closely monitor and manage service financial and operational performances, specifically Children’s Services, Strategic Leisure Assets, Growth and Prosperity, Parking Services besides the Council’s wholly-owned companies.