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Report of Councillor C Renwick, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Safety

Key Decision                                                                                   Paragraph 3                                                                       

RESOLVED - That Cabinet agreed to acquire 72 Hilltop Road, Dronfield, through the use of a Compulsory Purchase Order

REASONS FOR DECISION – To enable the property to be brought back into use after being vacant for many years.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED – Alternative options, such as proceeding with an Empty Dwelling Management Order, were considered but rejected for the reasons specified in the report.

This is a Key Decision. The call-in period for the decision will run until Monday 30 May 2022.

The report to Cabinet asked Members to determine whether a long term empty property, in a poor state of repair, should be acquired through the use of a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO). Cabinet heard how efforts to resolve issues around its ownership had not been successful. This meant that the only practical way to resolve the problem would would be for the Council to purchase the property through a CPO.

RESOLVED

That Cabinet agreed to acquire 72 Hilltop Road, Dronfield, through the use of a Compulsory Purchase Order

REASONS FOR DECISION – To enable the property to be brought back into use after being vacant for many years.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED – Alternative options, such as proceeding with an Empty Dwelling Management Order, were considered but rejected for the reasons specified in the report.