Decision details

The Cabinet Member for Procurement, Assets and Shared Services considered a report on the appropriation of Council land from public car park/market to highway and for that land to be dedicated as publicly maintainable highway.

On 30^th March 2009 the former Crewe and Nantwich Borough Council had granted planning permission for the redevelopment of Lyceum Square, Crewe. The redevelopment had created a vibrant, state-of-the-art pedestrian space for Crewe town centre.

Appropriation of land to highway purposes was a necessary part of the redevelopment. The areas of land referred to in the report were no longer required for their present purpose as all traders had been accommodated on the redeveloped square in conjunction with existing facilities. The land to be appropriated to highway would enable unobstructed vehicular access through the area (subject to any relevant traffic regulation restrictions).

RESOLVED

That in accordance with Section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972, the land shown coloured pink on the plan at Appendix A be declared no longer required for its present purposes, and public notice be given of Cheshire East Borough Council’s intention to appropriate the land to highway purposes, and in the event of no objections being received within the date specified in the public notice (or if received they are withdrawn), upon the day immediately following the date specified in the public notice the land be appropriated to highway purposes as publicly maintainable highway.