Decision details

The Director of Communities and Environment:

1. Declared the land vested with Parks and Countryside shown coloured pink on the attached plan at Appendix 1 as surplus to the Directorate’s requirements with immediate effect.

2 Agreed with the Director of City Development practical arrangements for the transfer of future maintenance responsibilities for the land concerned.

The Director of City Development:

1 In accordance with Section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972, declared that the land shown coloured pink on the plan at Appendix 2 is no longer required for its present purposes, and to appropriate the said land for Planning purposes, with immediate effect, for the purposes of the ELOR.

2 Agreed with the Director of Communities and Environment practical arrangements for the transfer of future maintenance responsibilities for the land to be appropriated for planning purposes in connection with the ELOR.

3 Authorised the Council to utilise the powers contained in section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 ("the 2016 Act") to override easements, rights and other adverse matters burdening the land required to facilitate the construction and maintenance of the ELOR as shown edged red on Appendix 2 to this report, subject to the payment of compensation under section 204 of the 2016 Act.