Decision

1.   
That subject to the planning permission remaining free of challenge
until expiry of the statutory challenge period the acquisition for
planning purposes, pursuant to Section 227 of the Town and Country
Planning Act 1990, of the freehold interest in the land at Bonemill
Lane in Sleaford, Lincolnshire shown edged blue on the plan
attached at Appendix A of the report, be approved.
 
2.   
That it is the intention of the Council in acquiring a freehold
interest in the relevant land for planning purposes to engage the
provisions of Section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016, to
the extent of the land in respect of which planning permission was
granted on 4 August 2023, shown edged red on the Plan at Appendix A
of the report, in order to override the restrictive covenants to
the full extent of that section, to enable the Council to carry out
the development and use of the new Lincolnshire Secure
Children’s Home.
 
3.   
Subject to the planning permission remaining free of challenge
until expiry of the statutory challenge period delegates to the
Executive Director – Resources, in consultation with the
Executive Councillor for People Management, Legal and Corporate
Property the authority to enter into a contract for the detailed
design of a 28 bed Lincolnshire Secure Children’s Home and
enabling works of a value not exceeding the approved DfE grant,
with a full scheme appraisal to follow once a greater degree of
cost certainty is available.