Purpose

Approval to progress and make a Compulsory
Purchase Order for Cheshire House and Shropshire House on The
Shires Estate, Edmonton N18

Decision

DECISION: The Cabinet agreed to:
 
i. Approve the making of the Order (draft
Order and Schedule included at Appendix 1) to acquire all property
and third-party rights within the land edged red on the Order Map
(draft Order Map included at Appendix 2), comprising Cheshire and
Shropshire Houses, for housing purposes pursuant to the powers
contained in section 17 of the Housing Act 1985. The Order will
enable the Council to decommission the blocks and to demolish the
blocks due to the safety concerns and thereafter to consider future
options to provide new housing, so as to achieve a qualitative (and
potentially a quantitative) housing gain following confirmation of
the Order.
ii. Delegate authority to the Executive
Director of Housing and Regeneration in consultation with the
Director of Law and Governance as follows:
a. To make all necessary changes, as
appropriate to the draft Statement of Reasons (included at Appendix
3) and any adjustment to the Order Schedule and Order Map and take
all necessary steps to make, serve and implement the Order, to
pursue its confirmation by the Inspector, Secretary of State (or
the Council) and to implement the Order as may be necessary (these
steps are set out in sections 51 to 62 of this report);
b. To finalise and confirm the Order documents
prior to making the Order;
c. To make General Vesting Declarations (GVDs)
under the Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
and/or to serve notices to treat and notices of entry (if required)
following confirmation of the Order;
d. To issue and serve any warrants to obtain
possession of property acquired by the Council following the
execution of a GVD or service of a notice of entry relating to the
Order if it is considered appropriate and necessary to do
so;
e. To acquire third party interests in the
land within the Order either by agreement or if necessary compulsorily; and
iii. Approve the proposal to demolish
Shropshire House and Cheshire House and deliver new homes on the
Estate subject to the necessary consultation and approvals as to
the funding.
iv. Delegate authority to the Executive
Director of Housing and Regeneration in consultation with the
Cabinet Member for Housing to undertake any relevant consultation
on the Estate and consider the feedback ahead of progressing with
development proposals.