Purpose

This report requests CLT approval to seek
member agreement to CPO land to achieve satisfactory title which
will enable the land at Higher Hillgate/Higher Barlow Row to be
developed as 24 affordable homes by Stockport Homes Group of behalf
of SMBC.

Content

The Cabinet has
considered a report setting out a request to use compulsory
purchase powers to acquire land at Higher Hillgate/ Higher Barlow Row, Stockport, to enable
the development of 24 affordable homes by Stockport Homes Group
within the Housing Revenue Account and has given approval to the
approach set out in this report for the use of the legal mechanism
of a Compulsory Purchase Order to acquire/ assemble the development
land and achieve satisfactory title to deliver an affordable
housing scheme.