Decision details

The Cabinet will be asked to approve a range of development issues relating to the Vicarage Field site in Barking Town Centre aimed at securing the wider regeneration objectives for the area, including the potential use of the Council’s compulsory purchase order powers.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree in principle to the use of the Council’s compulsory purchase order (CPO) powers pursuant to Section 226(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (in respect of the area provisionally identified in Appendix 2 to the report) to acquire all third party rights and interests, subject to a detailed land referencing exercise, in order to facilitate delivery of the Vicarage Field regeneration proposals;

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer, in consultation with the Director of Law and Governance, to undertake and/or secure the carrying out of appropriate land referencing work to identify all third parties likely to be affected by the proposed CPO;

(iii)  Agree in principle that, where required to assist in the delivery of the Vicarage Field regeneration proposals, the Council shall appropriate land for planning purposes pursuant to Section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972 to enable Section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to be utilised to override any third-party rights; and

(iv)  Delegate authority to the Chief Operating Officer, in consultation with the Director of Law and Governance, to negotiate the terms of and enter into any necessary indemnity agreement(s) to ensure the Council was indemnified against all costs associated with the use of CPO and appropriation powers, including compensation properly payable to third parties affected by the CPO.