Decision details

Following the Planning Committee’s approval in March 2019 (subject to signing the s.106 agreement) to the development proposals for Crown House and Linton Road car park to provide 396 residential units (including 169 affordable units) and 430 sqm of flexible commercial floorspace, this report is proposing to secure in principle agreement to utilising statutory powers under s.203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to appropriate land for planning purposes to facilitate the development. 

(The Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Social Housing left the meeting prior to consideration of this item and did not partake in any discussions or the decision-making).

The Cabinet Member for Finance, Performance and Core Services introduced a report on the use of appropriation powers in relation to development of land at Crown House and Linton Road Car Park, Barking.

Cabinet resolved, having given due consideration to the Human Rights Act 1998 and the Council’s Public Sector Equality Duty as set out in Section 149 of the Equalities Act 2010, to approve the exercise of the Council’s powers under Section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972 to appropriate the land at Crown House and Linton Road, as shown edged blue in Appendix 3 to the report, for planning purposes and the subsequent reliance on section 203-206 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to override third party interests of neighbouring properties infringed by the development.