The members of the Cabinet are invited to consider whether they have a personal or prejudicial interest in connection with the item on this agenda and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest.

Members were invited to consider whether they had any personal or prejudicial interests relating to the item on the agenda and, if so, to declare it and state the nature of such interest. There were no such declarations made.

The following item contains exempt information.

RECOMMENDATION:  That, under section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined by the relevant paragraphs of Part I of Schedule 12A (as amended) to that Act.

RESOLVED:

That, under section 100 (A) (4) of the Local Government Act 1972, the press and public be excluded from the meeting during consideration of the following item of business on the grounds that it involves the likely disclosure of exempt information as defined in paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A of the Act. The public interest test has been applied and favours exclusion.

A report by the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management provided Members with a further update on the proposed development at Oliver Street/Grange Road of principally a retail food store and sought approval of the way forward as set out in the report.

The Cabinet were aware that some town centre businesses were currently facing difficulties as a result of the economic downturn and sought assurances that the developer would carry out the work required with minimum disruption and in as sympathetic a way as possible.

RESOLVED: That

(1)  the revised terms for the development at Oliver Street/Grange Road, Birkenhead, as reported to Cabinet on 18 March 2010 (Minute No. 371 refers), subject to the further amendments detailed in the report, be approved; and

(2)  the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management be authorised to complete all necessary legal documents to progress the scheme upon the agreed revised/amended terms referred to in the report.