Purpose

To consider the freehold
acquisition of 36 and 36a Cookson Street, Blackpool, FY1 3ED, as
registered under HM Land Registry Title Number: LA412817 (the
“Property”) .
 

Decision

To proceed with the acquisition
of the Property and authorise the Head of
Legal Services to enter into any legal documentation relating to
the acquisition of this property.  The acquisition will be under
section 227 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 ("the 1990 Act") for
the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of development,
redevelopment or improvement on or in relation to that Property.
The Council’s intention in acquiring the Property under
section 227 of the 1990 Act is to enable the operation of powers
under section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 ("the 2016
Act") for planning purposes to facilitate the carrying out of
redevelopment.