Issue - decisions

1.     Agreed to appropriate land at the former Morris North estate, shown edged red on the plan in Appendix One of this report, under Section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972, from housing purposes (HRA) to planning purposes (General Fund) pursuant to Section 226 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and as defined in Section 246(1) (b) of that Act, and to ensure the relevant accounting adjustments are made.

2.     Authorised reliance on Section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to override any third-party rights or restrictions over the land subject to the payment of compensation in accordance with Section 204 of the that Act.

3.      Noted the schedule of compensation payments outlined in Appendix Two of this report.

4.     Noted the 20 July 2022 Cabinet decision approving the Fourth Deed of Variation (DoV) to the Woolwich Estates Development Agreement, which includes agreement that the Council receives 175 new homes from Lovell Partnerships Ltd at Morris North.  

5.     Noted that a further report will be submitted to the Leader to consider the further appropriation of the land at Morris North pursuant to Section 232 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 from planning purposes to housing purposes.

6.      Agreed to treat the information contained in the confidential Appendices to this report as exempt from the provisions of paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended) (Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person including the authority holding that information) and to agree that this exempt information contained in the confidential Appendices shall not be released to the press or public.