Minutes:
Decisions:
1.
That the financial increase of the previously reported compensation
payments be noted.
2.
That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Planning and Public
Protection in consultation with the Leader and relevant cabinet member(s) to agree
and pay the reasonable costs claimed as part of the demolition agreement.
3.
That the funding gap of demolition costs be noted.
4.
That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Planning and Public
Protection in consultation with the Leader and relevant Cabinet Member(s) to
pay the demolition contractor’s invoice, recover the insurance contributions as
part of the demolition agreement and register any outstanding balance as a
local land charge debt against the property and land.
5.
That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Property and
Regeneration in consultation with the Leader and relevant Cabinet Member(s)
following demolition of the houses and transfers of all monies due as part of
the demolition agreement, to enter into an agreement with the owners to
purchase the land for £1 plus a payment of up to £500 legal costs.
6.
That the transfer of land to the Council’s ownership, any debts
registered as a local land charge in relation to the uninsured demolition costs
will be written off be noted.
Reason for Decision:
To
enable the Council to progress and complete the demolition of the properties at
96, 94, 92, 90 and 88 Cyfyng Road and to purchase the
land in order for the Council to take control of the site to ensure that no
further sale or unauthorised development takes place which could undermine the
stability of the slope and put the highway infrastructure at risk.
Implementation of Decision:
The
decision will be implemented after the three day call in period which ends at
9am, Monday, 1st August 2022.