Decision details

Housing Market Renewal - 23-37 Trafalgar Road, Egremont - Options for Regeneration

Decision Maker: Cabinet,

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

A report by the Interim Director of Corporate Services sought the Cabinet’s approval to demolish the block of vacant and derelict Council owned properties at 23-37 Trafalgar Road, Egremont, as the preferred outcome of an options appraisal completed by officers.

 

It was reported that the project would promote the Council’s Corporate Priorities by providing a site for either new housing or community use and would save money by reducing ongoing security costs for the site.

 

RESOLVED:  That

 

(1)  the demolition of the properties at 23-37 Trafalgar Road, Egremont, inclusive, in order to provide a cleared site for either housing redevelopment or community use be approved;

 

(2)  Officers continue to explore a longer term sustainable after-use for the cleared site; and

 

(3)  the Interim Director of Corporate Services be given delegated authority to deal with any issues that may arise in respect of the demolition of the Council owned buildings.

Publication date: 19/04/2011

Date of decision: 14/04/2011

Decided at meeting: 14/04/2011 - Cabinet

Effective from: 29/04/2011

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