Purpose

To exercise the delegation to Assistant
Director Property & Facilities acting as Property Officer
(delegated by Assistant Director Planning, Regeneration &
Transport) in consultation with the Council’s S151 Officer
and the Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy to
exercise the powers delegated at Cabinet in August 2023 (minute no.
39/4) to open negotiations and agree terms allowing the Council to
acquire the property interests within the Dinnington Regeneration
scheme. Specifically, this report refers to the headlease interests
at plot numbers 14 & 15 as shown in Appendix 1, No.40 Laughton
Road, Dinnington.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
 

Date of Decision:

03/07/2025
 

Title:

Acquisition of property interests at
No.40 Laughton Road, Dinnington.
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job Title)

Kevin Fisher, Assistant Director, Property
& Facilities Management.
 

Details of Specific Delegation
 

Cabinet Meeting 07/08/2023 – Minute 39
refers.  Recommendation 4 –
Approved that the Assistant Director for Planning, Regeneration and
Transport be authorised to negotiate and agree the acquisition by
agreement of the property interests at exempt Appendix 1, in
consultation with the Council’s Section 151 Officer and the
Cabinet Member for Jobs and the Local Economy.
 

Decision:

To purchase the freehold interest of 40
Laughton Road, Dinnington through the delegation afforded in the
Cabinet Report of 07/08/2023.
 

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:

Option 1: Do
nothing.
A ‘do nothing’ option would result
in the continued fragmented ownership of the site and prevent the
demolition of the block from being undertaken, thus preventing the
development of the proposed comprehensive scheme that was approved
by Cabinet in August 2023 and has secured the central government
‘Levelling-Up’ investment from the previous
Government’s Department of Levelling Up and Communities
(DLUHC). This option was
discounted.
 
Option 2: Compulsory
Purchase Order
It is always the council's intention to
acquire by negotiation. However, in the event of no agreement of
terms, the Council is currently pursuing Compulsory Purchase powers
to acquire outstanding interests. Whilst this was considered,
negotiations were positive, resulting in non-application of this
route.
 

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

None declared

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

N/A
 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision
Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an
outside body which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

None
 

Reports or parts of reports considered

N/A

 
I certify that this
is a true record of the executive decision to:
 
Purchase the freehold interest
of 40 Laughton Road, Dinnington through the delegation afforded in
the Cabinet Report of 07/08/2023.
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker:

Dated:         
03/07/2025
 
Name:         
Kevin Fisher.        
                    
Job Title:     Assistant Director Property and
Facilities Services