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Report of Head of Regeneration and Estates

Summary

To seek approval to the draft compulsory purchase order, and to refer it to the Council for approval on 18 October 2010

Recommendations

The Executive is recommended:

(1)       To recommend the Council to resolve to make a compulsory purchase order in respect of the land shown coloured pink and in respect of new rights in relation to the land shown coloured blue on the attached plan.

Recommendations Approved

The Head of Regeneration and Estates submitted a report to seek approval to the draft compulsory purchase order, and to refer it to Council for approval on 18 October 2010

Resolved

(1)       That Council be recommended to resolve to make a compulsory purchase order in respect of the land shown coloured pink and in respect of new rights in relation to the land shown coloured blue on the plan  at annex 1 to the minutes (as set out in the minute book).

Reasons

Since the Council resolution on 19 July, the developer (Town Centre Retail (Bicester) Limited) has continued with its efforts to acquire outstanding land interests by agreement.  Whilst some further progress has been made with such acquisitions, a number of interests remain to be acquired – thus the present recommendation to Council to formally authorise a CPO.

The making of the CPO does not mean that negotiations for the acquisition by agreement of the outstanding land interests will cease.  During the CPO process the developer will continue to try and acquire these interests by agreement, if it is possible to do so on reasonable terms.

When the Council has resolved to make the CPO, the order will be published, and interested parties will be notified.  There will then be a three week period within which any objections must be made.  If no objections are received, the order may be confirmed by the Council itself.  In the event that an objection is made by parties who have a legal interest in the affected properties, it will be necessary to ask the Secretary of State to hold a public Inquiry to consider the objections.  In this event it is likely to be at least nine months before the outcome of the inquiry is known.

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