Issue - meetings

Carnival Pool Site, Wellington Rd, Wokingham

Meeting: 28/11/2019 - Executive (Item 58)

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Additional documents:

Decision:

That:

 

1)        it be noted that the Council no longer needs to proceed with a compulsory purchase order ("CPO") in respect of land to the south of Wellington Road, Wokingham known as Carnival Pool shown indicatively edged red on the plan at Appendix 1 of the report ("the Site") pursuant to section 226(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) (the "1990 Act") because all outstanding freehold interests in the Site have been acquired by agreement;

 

2)        it be authorised, to the extent that it is not already held for such purposes, that the land held by the Council and comprising the Site shown coloured red and blue on the plan at Appendix 2 of the report, be appropriated for planning purposes in accordance with section 122 of the local Government Act 1972 from the date this resolution is made, such land being no longer required for the purpose for which it was previously held.

Minutes:

The Executive considered a report relating to the appropriation of land at the Carnival Pool site, which is held by the Council, to enable the delivery of the final phase of the town centre regeneration in accordance with detailed planning consent (ref. 170212) granted in February 2018.

 

The Leader of Council provided a comprehensive update on the progress of the site and advised the meeting that construction of the new Leisure Centre and library at the Carnival Site was due to start on site in the Summer of 2020 and the new facility would open in the Summer of 2022.  It was noted that a procurement process to appoint a build contractor had begun. 

 

Councillor Halsall provided detailed information on appropriation which was a statutory process that Councils could exercise to reallocate land for one purpose eg public open space, employment, housing to a planning purpose.  Appropriation was part of the process to ensure that the Council was ready to start on site next year with no legal or property issues outstanding and had been used across all the town centre regeneration sites, including Peach Place and Elms Field. 

 

Councillor Halsall reminded the meeting that in July 2019 the Executive had authorised the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) to acquire all outstanding parcels of land not owned by the Council.  Since July all remaining freehold interests in the site had been acquired by agreement therefore there was no need for the Council to exercise its CPO powers.

 

RESOLVED that:

 

1)        it be noted that the Council no longer needs to proceed with a compulsory purchase order ("CPO") in respect of land to the south of Wellington Road, Wokingham known as Carnival Pool shown indicatively edged red on the plan at Appendix 1 of the report ("the Site") pursuant to section 226(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) (the "1990 Act") because all outstanding freehold interests in the Site have been acquired by agreement;

 

2)        it be authorised, to the extent that it is not already held for such purposes, that the land held by the Council and comprising the Site shown coloured red and blue on the plan at Appendix 2 of the report, be appropriated for planning purposes in accordance with section 122 of the local Government Act 1972 from the date this resolution is made, such land being no longer required for the purpose for which it was previously held.