Decision details

The report will make recommendations in respect of:

1)    Land and property assets to be acquired as part of the NSQ scheme

2)    Temporary public parking provision during construction of Phase 1.

3)    Applications to amend Transport Regulation Orders to deliver the permitted scheme.

(Key decision):

(1) To delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration and Planning, in consultation with the Deputy Chief Executive, Leader of the Council and Strategic Property Board, to purchase the Health Hub and Car Park from the North Street Quarter scheme, subject to a satisfactory business case and agreeing a purchase price with joint landowner, NSQ Ltd, in respect of both assets.

(2) To delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration and Planning, in consultation with the Deputy Chief Executive and Cabinet Member for Finance, to authorise the development of a temporary car park at the site of North Street, and to take all and any steps necessary to facilitate implementation of such development.

(3) To make an allocation of £700,000 for the development of the temporary car park within the 2018/19 capital programme.

(4) To delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration and Planning, in consultation with East Sussex Country Council, to seek amendments to the existing off-street and on-street Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) which are necessary to implement the permitted North Street Quarter development.

(5) To delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration and Planning, in consultation with the Strategic Property Board, to dispose of Council property assets in lieu of part of a cash compensation payment for third party land interests at the NSQ, subject to an independent valuation and this being the most economically advantageous scenario for the Council. Such disposal to be made without the need for auction or the invitation of tenders or expressions of interest following appropriate public advertisement.

(6) To note progress on the acquisition of third party land interests at the NSQ and the intention to appoint specialist advisors to prepare the case for a compulsory purchase order (CPO). The decision to make the CPO, should one be needed, will be the subject of a separate report to Cabinet.