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Executive Summary

The final decision as to whether to progress to conclude the Compulsory Purchase of the former ‘Shannocks’ building now needs to be made. The report considers the issues and options and advocates that Councillors decide the way forward.

Options considered

The report sets out two main options – with a series of ‘sub-options’. The two main options are:

(i)            (i) To continue with the Compulsory Purchase Process and serve the General Vesting Document; or,

(ii)           (ii) To withdraw from the process and leave the property in the hands of the current owners.

Consultation(s)

The Council’s legal services team have been involved throughout this work.

Recommendations

This is a Cabinet decision, and the recommendation is likely to be (subject to the outcome of discussion with the owners prior to Cabinet) to authorise the Director for Place and Climate Change to make the final decision (in consultation with specified others).

Reasons for recommendations

To provide a clear position for discussions with the current owners and to thereafter enable Officers to conclude matters.

Background papers

December 2022 Cabinet report – attached as Appendix 1.

Valuation report October 2022

Planning Applications:

§  RV/21/2885 approved in March 2022

§  PF/18/1603 approved in October 2018; and,

§  PF/17/0192 approved in October 2017.

Wards affected

Sheringham North

Cabinet member(s)

Cllr Lucy Shires

Contact Officer

Russell Williams - Assistant Director: Planning

Links to key documents:

Corporate Plan:          

See Section 4.1 of the report.

Medium Term Financial Strategy (MTFS)                                

Yes – costs of the CPO are allowed for within the Capital Programme

Council Policies & Strategies

Medium Term Financial Strategy (Capital Programme)

Corporate Governance:

Is this a key decision 

Yes

Has the public interest test been applied

Yes – the report is effectively divided into two parts – with as much as practically possible in the ‘Public’ part of the Agenda – and - an Appendix (3) in the ‘Closed’ Part of the Agenda.

Information in Appendix 3 involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3, Part 1 of schedule 12A (as amended) to the Local Government Act 1972.

This paragraph relates to:

Para 3.  Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information)

The public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosure for the following reasons:

The information is commercially sensitive, relating to commercial options being considered by the authority. Releasing this information would be likely to have a prejudicial impact upon third parties as well as the Council in obtaining best value.

Details of any previous decision(s) on this matter

Cabinet: 5^th December 2022

Cabinet: 4^th November 2019