Issue - meetings
Hungate - York Bedding Company CPO
Meeting: 24/04/2007 - Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11 (Item 210)
210 Hungate - York Bedding Company CPO 
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The purpose of this report is to seek approval from Members to move forward with a Compulsory Purchase Order in order to proceed with the comprehensive regeneration and development of the Hungate area.
Additional documents:
- Annex A Statement of Reason re Hungate Site, item 210
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- Annex B Hungate Site Plan, item 210
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Decision:
RESOLVED:That a Compulsory Purchase Order pursuant to Section 226 (1) (a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 be made on the York Bedding site at Hungate, York and officers be authorised to take all necessary steps to prepare the CPO.
REASON:In order to acquire the outstanding parcel of land necessary to enable development to proceed, with all the Council’s costs incurred by the developer of Hungate.
Minutes:
Members received a report which sought approval to move forward with a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) in order to proceed with the comprehensive regeneration and development of the Hungate area.
The report presented three options to proceed with the development:
· Option 1 - To continue without the York Bedding Company site;
· Option 2 – To continue to seek acquisition of the site through negotiation;
· Option 3 – To proceed to CPO in order to acquire the land.
Members highlighted the importance of the Hungate development to the future economic prosperity of the city and the need to press ahead with it as soon as possible.
RESOLVED:That a Compulsory Purchase Order pursuant to Section 226 (1) (a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 be made on the York Bedding site at Hungate, York and officers be authorised to take all necessary steps to prepare the CPO.
REASON:In order to acquire the outstanding parcel of land necessary to enable development to proceed, with all the Council’s costs incurred by the developer of Hungate.