Decision

1.     
That the making of a Compulsory Purchase Order or Orders under
sections 239, 240, 246, 250 and 260 of the Highways Act 1980 and
the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, to compulsorily acquire land and
rights required to deliver the NHRR, in the form set out in
Appendix 3 of the report, be approved.

2.   
That the making of a Side Roads Order or Orders under section 14
and 125 of the Highways Act 1980, to improve, stop up, and
construct new highway, and to stop up and provide new private means
of access, required to deliver the NHRR, in the form set out in
Appendix 5 of the report, be approved.
 

3.   
That the Statement of Reasons for the above-mentioned Orders as set
out in Appendix 2 to the report, be approved.
 

4.   
That authority be delegated to the Executive Director –
Place, in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Highways,
Transport and IT, to make, if necessary, any minor and/or technical
amendments to the Orders referred to at paragraph 1 and 2 above
and/or to the Statement of Reasons referred to in paragraph 3
above, prior to the making of the Orders.
 

5.   
That the Chief Legal Officer be authorised to seal the Orders in
their final form, and to take all necessary steps, including the
publication and service of all statutory notices and presentation
of the Council’s case at any Public Inquiry, to secure the
confirmation of Orders by the Secretary of State, including any
modifications if, in the light of new information, it appears
expedient to ensure the confirmation of the Orders.
 

6.   
That the acquisition of land and interests subject to the CPO
whether compulsorily or by agreement including by the way of a
General Vesting Declaration under Section 4 of the Compulsory
Purchase (Vesting Declaration) Act 1981 and/or through the service
of a Notice to Treat and Notice to Enter under sections 5 and 11
respectively of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965, be approved.
 

7.   
That authority be delegated to the Executive Director –
Place, in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Highways,
Transport and IT, to take all necessary decisions and determine the
final form and approve the entering into of any contracts and legal
agreements necessary to deliver the North Hykeham Relief Road
Scheme as detailed in the report.