Issue - meetings

New Brighton Development - Proposed Health Club / Lido

Meeting: 18/03/2010 - Cabinet (Item 374)

Neptune Development, New Brighton - Progress Report

Minutes:

A report by the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management served to update Members on the progress made in connection with the Neptune Development of the New Brighton seafront.  The report considered options in respect of the proposed Lido and identified outstanding issues, including associated risks.

 

The Director was in attendance at the meeting and referred the Cabinet to the letters of objection contained in Appendix 4 to the report, including a request to defer consideration of this item of business.  He advised Members that in order to resolve to  make the appropriation, they needed to be satisfied that the land was no longer required as public open space and was required for the purposes of planning and regeneration.  The Director noted that one of the Council’s Key Strategic Objectives was to create more jobs, achieve a prosperous economy and regenerate Wirral.  The Director also referred to the planning permission for the redevelopment of the area, including the land recommended for appropriation.  He advised that, in his opinion, it was necessary to appropriate the land for planning purposes.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

(1)  the proposed Lido, as detailed in Option 1 and set out in Paragraph 5.4.1. to the report, be approved;

 

(2)  under Section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972, the land shown edged in red on the plan attached at Appendix 2 be appropriated for planning purposes, which appropriation will, under Section 237 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as amended, authorise the use of the land by the Council or any person deriving title under them;

 

(3)  the position in relation to the appropriation be noted, and the Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Services, in consultation with the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management,  be authorised to deal with any matters arising out of the appropriation of the land identified;

 

(4)  the Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Services, in consultation with the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management, be authorised to complete the Overage Agreements in respect of Phase 1 and Phase 2, on terms which the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management is satisfied are the best that can reasonably be obtained in the circumstance;

 

(5)  the Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Services, in consultation with the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management, be authorised to agree and execute the Leases in respect of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the project, on terms which the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management is satisfied are the best that can be reasonably obtained in the circumstance; and

 

(6)  the Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Corporate Services, in consultation with the Director of Law, HR and Asset Management, be authorised to negotiate and complete a Fourth Further Supplemental Agreement in connection with the assignment of the Development Documents, which shall include any other clauses considered reasonably necessary to safeguard the Council position (so far as can be reasonably achieved having regard to all the circumstances).