Decision details

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor agreed that

(i) a Compulsory Purchase Order be made  in accordance with Section 17 of

Part II of the Housing Act 1985 and the Acquisition of Land Act 1981, for the

compulsory acquisition of all interests in the land and buildings known as

Melville House, Heathside and Lethbridge Estate, Lewisham, the site of which

is shown verged in black on the plan attached as Appendix 1, other than

those interests already in the ownership of the Council;

(ii) authority be delegated to the Director of Director of Regeneration and

Asset Management, in consultation with the Head of Law, to determine the

final extent of the land to be included within the Compulsory Purchase Order

provided that the Compulsory Purchase Order shall not include any additional

land outside the area shown verged in black on the plan attached as

Appendix 1;

(iii) the appropriate Officers be authorised to take such other action as may be

necessary to make, obtain confirmation and effect the Compulsory Purchase

Order and to acquire all interests under it; and

(iv) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Resources and

Regeneration (in the event that the Secretary of State notifies the Council that

it has been given the power to confirm the Compulsory Purchase Order) to

confirm the Compulsory Purchase Order if the Executive Director is satisfied

that it is appropriate to do so.