Decisions and Recommendations

On 18th May 2017 Executive authorised that the Council make a compulsory purchase order to enable the redevelopment of the site known as Marketfield Way, Redhill.

The following relevant recommendation formed part of that report, that:

(iv) the Head of Legal Services be authorised, in consultation with the Head of Property and the Executive Member for Property, to seal the Orders and to take all the ancillary or 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 the Compulsory Purchase Order by the Secretary of State and the vesting of the land in the Council;.
The Secretary of State for Housing Communities and Local Government on 28 January 2019 confirmed the Reigate and Banstead Borough Council (Marketfield Way) Compulsory Purchase Order 2018.
Notices of Confirmation of the CPO must be served within 6 weeks of the Order being confirmed (or such other period as is agreed with the Secretary of State) on:

(a) On each qualifying person;
(b) In a newspaper circulating in the locality; and
(c) By notices affixed to the site.

I (being the Head of Legal & Governance) authorise that the Notice of Confirmation of the Reigate and Banstead Borough Council (Marketfield Way) Compulsory Purchase Order 2018 be served in accordance with the Executive decision on 18th May 2017.

On 26th February 2015 a report was taken to the Executive seeking approval to progress the construction of a mixed use development on the Marketfield Way site comprising a cinema A1,A2 and A3 retail, together with 93 residential flats and undercroft parking. The following relevant recommendations formed part of that report:
RECOMMENDATIONS:
(i)That the development of the Marketfield Way site be progressed, subject to the strategy set out in this report and further key stage sign off by the Property Services Manager in consultation with the Portfolio Holders for Finance and Property and Regeneration.
(ii)That the Property Services Manager be authorised, in consultation with the Portfolio Holders for Finance and Property and Regeneration, to:
(c)to procure necessary consultants to enable an application for planning permission for the scheme to be made, and the tendering of the project to suitable main construction contractors, subject to the Council’s and OJEU procurement requirements and key stage sign off set out in this report and the budget envelope set out in the Exempt report in Part 2 of this agenda.
Minute 94 of the February 2015 Executive meeting approved these recommendations.
MLM Consulting Limited were appointed as structural engineers to inform the development design.

I (being the Interim Head of Finance & Assets) authorise the Deed of Appointment between The Council and MLM Consulting Ltd to be entered into in accordance with the Executive decision on 26th February 2015.