High Street South - Update
Report of the Acting Strategic Director, Economy, Innovation and Growth
Minutes:
Consideration has been given to proposals relating to the development of High Street South.
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(i) That the payment of compensation for any acquisition of estates and interests, within the area shown on the plan in the report, by negotiation be approved on the basis that there was a confirmed compulsory purchase order in place authorising the Council to acquire them.
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(ii) That a compulsory purchse order be made under section 226(1)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to acquire any remaining estates and interests in properties, shown in the proposed CPO boundary map 2 in Appendix 2 to the report.
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(iii) That the circumstances be noted where the application of the demolition criteria in the Gateshead Council Lettings Policy will enable the relocation of private tenants, who will be able to bid for Gateshead Council properties.
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The above decisions have been made for the following reasons:
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(A) To regenerate High Street South as the area is now in a critical condition with high levels of blight.
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(B) To provide new homes and community facilities in the town centre to improve performance and economic growth.
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(C) To improve the perception of the town centre of Gateshead and to provide safe attractive passage with active uses to and from sites in the town centre.
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(D) To integrate health and wellbeing in the regeneration objectives. |