Issue - meetings

To seek approval for the freehold acquisition of land required to facilitate the construction of a section of the new cycle path and footway linking Wistaston Green Road to Queens Park.

The Cabinet Member for Procurement, Assets and Shared Services considered the proposed freehold acquisition of land adjacent to Middlewich Road, Crewe for the construction of the new cycle path and footway linking Wistaston Green Road to Queens Park.

The Council had identified the route (which was subject to change), most of which ran through Council-owned land/highway. The end section of the route ran through land in private ownership. The Council had no statutory powers to acquire the private land and had relied on the landowner’s goodwill to agree to the acquisition.

Funding for the scheme would be met from the Council’s Highway’s Capital Programme and Highways Maintenance Revenue Budget for 2009-2010.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet Member for Procurement, Assets and Shared Services approves the freehold acquisition of land adjacent to Middlewich Road, Crewe, as shown edged red on the plan attached to the report, to facilitate the construction of Element 2 of the Connect 2 Greenway (Cycleway) Scheme on terms to be agreed by the Borough Solicitor in consultation with the Asset Manager.