Purpose

Delivery of Phase 1A Barnham
Road Roundabout on the
A29 realignment scheme is dependent on land purchase or land
being dedicated for highways use. 
Discussions with the landowners and developers of the adjacent
housing schemes and their representatives are ongoing but there is
a risk that agreement may not be reached to allow the County
Council to acquire the land that is needed for the
scheme.  Delivery of Phase 1A is
especially critical for the delivery of a new primary school south
of Barnham Road; the proposed roundabout and school form a
fundamental part of the early delivery of the Barnham, Eastergate
and Westergate strategic development in line with the adopted Arun
Local Plan.
 
As a precaution to mitigate the
risk of failing to reach an agreement, the County Council intends
to initiate the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) process
in order
to acquire the
land needed for the A29 Phase 1A.  This
would require the determination of land and rights to be acquired,
land valuations, and negotiations directly with the landowners.
 If objections are received to the CPO, a Public
Inquiry may be required.  It is necessary,
therefore, to initiate and commit the necessary resources to
concluding the CPO process whilst the County Council continues to
support and encourage a negotiated agreement with the developers
and landowners to acquire the land for the scheme.

Decision

The Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport
has –
 
(1)rescinded the previous
Compulsory Purchase Order decision for the A29 Realignment route
phase 1; and
 
(2)authorised the Executive
Director of Law, Assurance and Insight to publish the necessary
Compulsory Purchase Order and take any necessary action to secure
the land either by agreement or compulsion in
order to secure the delivery of the proposed A29 Phase 1A
Barnham Road Roundabout, as set out in section 2 of the report.