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Report of the Cabinet Member for Environment and Transport in relation to the delivery of ‘Platform for Prosperity’ Platform Road Improvement Scheme, attached.

DECISION MADE: (Ref: CAB 12/13 8344)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member forEnvironment and Transport, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To approve the outline design of the Platform for Prosperity Road Improvement Scheme as illustrated in Drawing 11ALM019023 Revision C as set out in Appendix 1 and delegate authority to the Highways Manager to undertake any future amendments to the design.

(ii)  To approve the purchase of the freehold interest of the water pumping station within Vokes Memorial Gardens from Southern Water Plc and to delegate authority to the Senior Manager Property, Procurement and Contract Management following consultation with the Director, Environment and Economy, Director of Corporate Resources, and Cabinet Member for Resources, to agree the purchase price and the final terms and conditions of purchase.

(iii)  To authorise the Head of Legal, HR & Democratic Services to advertise the proposed appropriation of Vokes Memorial Gardens and Queen’s Park for two consecutive weeks in a local newspaper circulating in the locality the areas L1, L2, L3 and L4 shown hatched in red on Drawing 11ALM019019 Revision G as set out in Appendix 2.

(iv)  To note that should any objections be received, to bring a subsequent report and refer those objections to the Cabinet Member for determination.

(v)  Subject to there being no objections, to approve the appropriation of the land to Highway Act Powers to enable the development of the new carriageway.

(vi)  To delegate authority to the Highways Manager to make any order, decision or application required under the Highways Act 1980 or Town & Country Planning Act 1990, to facilitate the delivery of the Platform Road Project including (but not limited to) making a planning application for change of use of areas of the car park and Latimer Street in Queen’s Park and the Pan Handle Car Park to Open Space and to make the necessary application to the Secretary of State under S.247 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to stop up Latimer Street to highway traffic and to advertise under S.257 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to stop up the footpath in Queen’s Park, labelled S3 on Drawing 11ALM019019 Revision G as set out in Appendix 2, on the basis that this is necessary for any change of use permission to be implemented.

(vii)  To delegate authority to Senior Manager Property, Procurement and Contract Management to approve the payment of compensation to any claimant in respect of the road scheme.

(viii)  To delegate authority to the Director, Environment and Economy, following consultation with the Director of Corporate Services and Cabinet Members for Resources, and Environment and Transport; to do anything considered appropriate to facilitate the delivery of the Platform for Prosperity Scheme including, but not limited to, the entering into of contracts, purchase orders, agreements, licenses, land purchase or land development agreements, subject to remaining within the overall approved spend.

(ix)  To note that a subsequent report will be taken to Cabinet in Autumn 2012 to seek approval to purchase the freehold  ...  view the full minutes text for item 18