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Compulsory Purchase of Left Hand side 87 Carlingford Road N15, 92 Moselle Avenue N22, 207 and 209 Mount Pleasant Road N17

 

 

Meeting: 18/03/2008 - Cabinet (Item 151)

151 Empty Properties Compulsory Purchase of 209 Mount Pleasant Road N17, 87 Carlingford Road N15 (left hand side), and 92 Moselle Avenue N22. pdf icon PDF 91 KB

(Report of the Director of Urban Environment – To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing): To seek authorisation for the use of a Compulsory Purchase Order on long term empty properties.

 

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Minutes:

Empty Properties Compulsory Purchase of 209 Mount Pleasant Road N17, 87 Carlingford Road N15 (left hand side), and 92 Moselle Avenue N22 (Director of Urban Environment - Agenda Item 17)

 

RESOLVED:

 

  1. That approval be granted to the use of Compulsory Purchase powers under section 17 of the Housing Act 1985 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981 to compulsorily acquire  the properties  known as

 

  • 207/209 Mount Pleasant Road , Haringey, London N17 6JH (as shown edged red on the Plan Nos. MX426786 and MX450206);
  • Left Hand Side of 87 Carlingford Road, Haringey, London N15 3EJ (as shown edged red on the Plan No. NGL286635); and
  • 92 Moselle Avenue, Haringey, London N22 6ET (as shown edged red on the Plan No. EGL335353).

 

  1. That the Head of Legal Services be authorised to make and seal the Orders for submission to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government for consideration and approval.

 

  1. The Head of Legal Services be authorised to confirm the said Compulsory Purchase Order in the event of the Secretary of State returning the Order and upon confirmation of the Compulsory Purchase Order to proceed with the acquisition. 

 

  1. That, In the event that any of the owners undertakes in the form of a legally enforceable undertaking to bring the relevant property back into residential occupation use within a reasonable timetable, the Head of Legal Services in consultation with the Director of Urban Environment be authorised to accept and enforce such an undertaking instead of proceeding with the Compulsory Purchase Order for the property in question.

 

  1. That, subject to the confirmation of the Compulsory Purchase Orders by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government or the Council, approval be granted to the disposal of the property to a Registered Social Landlord (RSL) in the first instance, or to a Private Developer (in which case the sale would be by way of auction with covenants applied to bring the property back into use as soon as possible).

 

  1. That approval be granted to the re-cycling of the receipt from the disposal back to thecapital programme budget for the continued private sector housing Compulsory Purchase Order programme.

 

  1. That the financial costs of the Compulsory Purchase Orders through the capital programme.