41 Cabinet Members' Items - Joint Report of the Business and Economic Growth Portfolio Holder and the Corporate Finance and Governance Portfolio Holder - B.1 - Starlings Site and Milton Road Development, Dovercourt, Harwich
To seek Cabinet’s approval of the business case to deliver two key regeneration projects in Dovercourt Town Centre namely the redevelopment of the Starlings site and the demolition of the Milton Road Car Park; and
To allocate monies from the Council’s existing budgets to deliver those projects, including land acquisition and the appointment of a technical team.
Decision:
RESOLVED that –
a) the business case for the redevelopment of both the Starlings site and Milton Road Car Park be approved;
b) the allocation of funding from the Council’s budgets to the value of £1.595m be approved for redevelopment purposes;
c) the acquisition of the Starlings site (Plots 1, 2, and 3) for redevelopment purposes within the cost range identified in the report be approved;
d) the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with relevant Portfolio Holders as required, be authorised to agree the terms of land acquisition within the context of the report;
e) the demolition of the Milton Road Car Park in line with proposals outlined in the Dovercourt Town Centre Masterplan be approved;
f) the development options outlined in the report for the Milton Road Car Park site be noted and be the subject of a future report; and
g) the Corporate Director (Planning & Regeneration), in consultation with relevant Portfolio Holders as required, be delegated all such authorities necessary in order to deliver the Starlings and Milton Road Car Park projects.
Minutes:
RESOLVED that –
a) the business case for the redevelopment of both the Starlings site and Milton Road Car Park be approved;
b) the allocation of funding from the Council’s budgets to the value of £1.595m be approved for redevelopment purposes;
c) the acquisition of the Starlings site (Plots 1, 2, and 3) for redevelopment purposes within the cost range identified in the report be approved;
d) the Deputy Chief Executive, in consultation with relevant Portfolio Holders as required, be authorised to agree the terms of land acquisition within the context of the report;
e) the demolition of the Milton Road Car Park in line with proposals outlined in the Dovercourt Town Centre Masterplan be approved;
f) the development options outlined in the report for the Milton Road Car Park site be noted and be the subject of a future report; and
g) the Corporate Director (Planning & Regeneration), in consultation with relevant Portfolio Holders as required, be delegated all such authorities necessary in order to deliver the Starlings and Milton Road Car Park projects.