Decision details

RESOLVED: (i)         That the Council’s aims and objectives be confirmed as:

a)                 To achieve best consideration for its land;

b)                 To achieve the Council’s vision and planning objectives as set out in the planning brief, including a high quality development which helps to meet the retail needs of the City;

c)                  A development that is viable and helps to deliver wider planning objectives for the area, e.g. provision of quality civic and open space, links across the river, riverside paths and relocation of the Castle car park; and

d)                 To achieve the comprehensive regeneration of the Castle Piccadilly area.

(ii) That the commencement of a works concession procurement process to support the bringing forward of possible alternative developer solutions in a fair, transparent and proportionate manner, be approved.

(iii) That authority be delegated to the Director of City Strategy, iin consultation with the Director of Resources, to approve a set of criteria upon which the procurement competition process will be measured.

REASON:      In order to achieve the Council’s objectives whilst complying with the Council’s own rules and the current regulatory framework.