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The report relates to Chippenham Gardens, which is a fundamental part of the South Kilburn Regeneration Programme. The Site comprises of 5-9 Chippenham Gardens, Kilburn Park Post Office and 4-26 Stuart Road (even numbers only) together defined as “Chippenham Gardens” (see appendix 1 – Existing Site Plan). This report provides Cabinet with an update on the Chippenham Gardens project and seeks to reaffirm and confirm the use of the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) powers in order to secure vacant possession in order to bring forward the site for redevelopment within a timely manner and to meet the decant programme.

RESOLVED:

19.1 The updated information referred to in the Cabinet report be noted;

19.2 The Council’s Statement of Case dated 16 December 2016 be noted and endorsed; and

19.3 All steps to make, confirm and implement the London Borough of Brent (South Kilburn Regeneration– Land North of Chippenham Gardens) Compulsory Purchase Order be reaffirmed and authorised.

Councillor Shama Tatler, Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills, introduced the report and informed Cabinet that it related to Chippenham Gardens, which was a fundamental part of the South Kilburn Regeneration Programme. She clarified that the site consisted of 5-9 Chippenham Gardens, Kilburn Park Post Office and 4-26 Stuart Road (even numbers only) together defined as ‘Chippenham Gardens’. Councillor Tatler said that the report provided Cabinet with an update on the project and sought to reaffirm and confirm the use of the Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) powers in order to secure vacant possession in order to bring forward the site for redevelopment with a timely manner and to meet the decant programme. Councillor Tatler provided background information about the site (paragraphs 3.1 to 3.16 on pages 390-393 to the Agenda pack) and explained the alternative options that had been considered (paragraphs 3.17 to 3.27 on pages 393-395 to the Agenda pack).

RESOLVED that:

19.1    The updated information referred to in the Cabinet report be noted;

19.2    The Council’s Statement of Case dated 16 December 2016 be noted and endorsed; and

19.3    All steps to make, confirm and implement the London Borough of Brent (South Kilburn Regeneration– Land North of Chippenham Gardens) Compulsory Purchase Order be reaffirmed and authorised.