Agenda item

The regeneration of South Kilburn is a fifteen year programme that is approximately half way through. It aims to transform the area into a sustainable and mixed neighbourhood and create a real sense of place and belonging. This report seeks various approvals from Cabinet in relation to the Peel Project site.

It was RESOLVED:

22.1    That the original approvals given in the resolutions made on 11 November 2013 authorising the making and implementation of a compulsory purchase order ("CPO") to further the redevelopment of the Peel Site (as previously documented under the headings 'Peel Recommendations' and 'CPO Recommendations' at paragraph 16 of the Minutes of the Executive meeting held on 11 November 2013, be reaffirmed;

22.2    That the previous Executive and Cabinet decisions as detailed in paragraph 3.5 of the report to utilise Ground 10A of the Housing Act 1985 (if approval is given by the Secretary of State) and compulsory purchase powers under section 226(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to secure the vacant possession of properties within the Peel, be reaffirmed; 

22.3    That the new red line boundary for the Peel site as shown on the plan at appendix 1, be approved;

22.4    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment in consultation with the Lead Member Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills to award a contract for a Delivery Partner for the Peel site for the reasons detailed in paragraph 3.8 of the report following the OJEU procurement process;

22.5    That the advertisement of the Council’s intention to appropriate the open space (shown at appendix 2) in accordance with its powers under section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972 and dispose of open space at the Site to a third party in accordance with the provisions of section 233 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, be approved;

22.6    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills, to consider the representations made by the public in response to the advertisement to appropriate and dispose of the open space and thereafter to decide whether to appropriate and dispose of the open space;

22.7    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills to Appropriate the open space at the Peel  Site, and appropriate and dispose of the whole Site including open space for planning purposes (shown at appendix 1) if the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills decides to do so following the consultation; and

22.8    That the application to the Secretary of State by the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment to seek the Secretary of State’s consent under section 19 Housing Act 1985 to appropriate any part of the Site including any part consisting of a house or part of a house so that the Site is no longer held for the purpose of part II of the Housing Act 1985, be approved.

Councillor Tatler (Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills) introduced the report, and highlighted its significance as part of the 15-year regeneration scheme in South Kilburn. She provided an overview of the plans for the Peel site, as detailed within the report, and how these were expected to positively impact the local area. She praised the work of officers in regeneration for their work thus far on the project.

It was RESOLVED:

23.1    That the original approvals given in the resolutions made on 11 November 2013 authorising the making and implementation of a compulsory purchase order ("CPO") to further the redevelopment of the Peel Site (as previously documented under the headings 'Peel Recommendations' and 'CPO Recommendations' at paragraph 16 of the Minutes of the Executive meeting held on 11 November 2013, be reaffirmed;

23.2    That the previous Executive and Cabinet decisions as detailed in paragraph 3.5 of the report to utilise Ground 10A of the Housing Act 1985 (if approval is given by the Secretary of State) and compulsory purchase powers under section 226(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to secure the vacant possession of properties within the Peel, be reaffirmed; 

23.3    That the new red line boundary for the Peel site as shown on the plan at appendix 1, be approved;

23.4    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment in consultation with the Lead Member Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills to award a contract for a Delivery Partner for the Peel site for the reasons detailed in paragraph 3.8 of the report following the OJEU procurement process;

23.5    That the advertisement of the Council’s intention to appropriate the open space (shown at appendix 2) in accordance with its powers under section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972 and dispose of open space at the Site to a third party in accordance with the provisions of section 233 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, be approved;

23.6    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills, to consider the representations made by the public in response to the advertisement to appropriate and dispose of the open space and thereafter to decide whether to appropriate and dispose of the open space;

23.7    That authority be delegated to the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills to Appropriate the open space at the Peel  Site, and appropriate and dispose of the whole Site including open space for planning purposes (shown at appendix 1) if the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment in consultation with the Lead Member for Regeneration, Growth, Employment and Skills decides to do so following the consultation; and

23.8    That the application to the Secretary of State by the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environment to seek the Secretary of State’s consent under section 19 Housing Act 1985 to appropriate any part of the Site including any part consisting of a house or part of a house so that the Site is no longer held for the purpose of part II of the Housing Act 1985, be approved.