Decision details

To approval the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order at 67 Woodheyes Road, London, NW10 9DE.

An appendix to this report will be not for publication as it contains the following category of exempt information specified in the Schedule 12 of the Local Government Act: Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

(i) that the use of compulsory purchase powers to acquire the property in Woodheyes Road (referred to in Appendix 2 to the report from the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects) under section 17 of the Housing Act 1985 be approved.

(ii) that the Director of Legal Procurement Services be authorised to make and seal the Order for submission to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for confirmation.

(iii) that in the absence of a relevant objection to the Order,  the Director of Legal Procurement Services be authorised to confirm the said Compulsory Purchase Order in the event of the Secretary of State returning the Order.

(iv) that upon confirmation of the Compulsory Purchase Order officers proceed with the acquisition of the property.

(v) that subject to confirmation of the Compulsory Purchase Order, the disposal of the property at open market value to a Registered Social Landlord in the first instance, or by way of auction with covenants applied to bring the property back into use as soon as possible, be approved.

(vi) that in the event that the proceeds of sale are unclaimed, in accordance with the compensation code within the statutory limitation period, the recycling of any residual receipt from the disposal back to the capital programme budget to secure funding for future private sector housing improvement, be approved.

(vii) that the financial costs of the compulsory purchase order be indemnified through the capital programme.