Purpose

Make and serve the Order on the
landowners and other interested parties, publish a legal notice in
the press and on site and provide details of the CPO on the Council
website and in Riverside House and Dinnington libraries.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

24th December
2024

Title:

Dinnington
Compulsory Purchase Order

Decision Maker:

Simon Moss, Assistant Director
Planning, Regeneration & Transport

Details of Specific Cabinet
Delegation
or Delegation contained in the
relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.
 

The Cabinet resolution October
2024 (minute 63), amongst other things, delegated to the
Council’s Property Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet
Member for Jobs and the Local Economy and the Assistant Director of
Legal Services, to:

a)   
Take all necessary steps to secure the making,
confirmation and implementation of the CPO, including, making
further amendments by way of finalising the draft Statement of
Reason (Appendix 3) the publication and service of all relevant
notices and the presentation of the Council’s case at any
future local public inquiry;

b)   
Consider the outcome of the Equalities Impact
Assessment and ensure appropriate steps are taken to meet the
Council’s Public Sector Equalities Duty.
Having consulted with the Cabinet Member for Jobs and the Local
Economy, the Assistant Director of Legal Services, and the
Council’s Property Officer makes the following decision for
reasons set out in the report:
a)   
having considered the outcome of the Equalities
Impact Assessment in accordance with the Council’s
obligations pursuant to the Equality Act 2015 is satisfied that the
Council has taken into account and paid due regard to the aims and
objectives of its public sector equality duty and has considered
what actions it will take to mitigate any negative impacts on
particular protected groups as set out below.
  
b)   
In light of the decision in 1 above, and having now
finalised the form and content of the Statement of Reasons, to
approve the making of the CPO taking all steps necessary, to secure
the confirmation of the CPO
Cllr Robert Taylor, Cabinet
Member for Jobs & the Local Economy 20th December
2024
Phil Horsfield, Assistant
Director Legal Services 23rd December 2024

Decision:

Implementation of the Cabinet resolution in October 2024 to make
and seek confirmation of a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) for the
acquisition of land and property interests identified on the plan
and in the schedule in Appendix 1 and 2.

Reasons for the
Decision:

To
enable the purchase of all property required to facilitate the
implementation of the Council’s Dinnington Regeneration
project which will see improvements to the high street including a
new market provision, 6 new retail units, refurbished units and
public realm fronting Laughton Road.

Details of alternative
options considered and rejected:

Cabinet resolved in October 2024 to pursue the recommended
option as follows:
“Acquire the outstanding interests by CPO and develop the
approved scheme.”
This option was considered to provide the greatest degree of
certainty that the scheme can be delivered by the
Council.
Other options considered can be seen in detail in the October
2024 Cabinet report and are listed below:

·      
Option 1: Do Nothing

·      
Option 2: Deliver a smaller scheme based on the
Council’s current ownership.

·      
Option 3: Focus entirely on acquiring the Order Land
by negotiation and redevelop it for the proposed Scheme.

Conflicts of interest
declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker
which relates to the decision:

None declared

Dispensations
Granted:
(If any)

NA
 

Reports or parts of
reports considered

Dinnington Compulsory Purchase
Order Officer Decision
Appendix 1: Dinnington Order Land
Plan
Appendix 2: CPO
Schedule (exempt)
Appendix 3:
Statement of Reasons (exempt)
Appendix 4:
Statutory Notice for Implementation
Appendix 5:
Equality Impact Assessment Initial Screening
Appendix 6:
Equality Impact Full Assessment
Appendix 7:
Carbon Impact Assessment

 
I
certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to
undertake implementation of the Cabinet resolution in October 2024
to make and seek confirmation of a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO)
for the acquisition of land and property interests identified on
the plan and in the schedule in Appendix 1 and 2.
 
Signed by the Decision Maker  

Dated:         
24/12/24
 
Name:
         Simon
Moss                    
Job
Title:    Assistant Director