Decision Maker: Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Cabinet approved the release of £10m
capital funding from the Tees Valley Combined Authority Indigenous
Growth Fund, for land assembly, site design and development to
bring forward regeneration projects and prepare sites for
development within Darlington Town Centre which support the
delivery of the Town Centre Strategy 2019-30.
Delegated authority was given to the Director of Economic Growth
and Neighbourhood Services in consultation with the relevant
Portfolio Holder(s) for expenditure of the TVCA Indigenous Growth
Fund for individual projects, land acquisitions and commitments of
up to £1,000,000 in value.
Negotiations have taken place and an agreement has been made to
acquire the vacant premises at 12 and 17 King Street.
To acquire the vacant premises at 12 and 17
King Street to help assemble a site for the development of a new
Town Centre residential scheme.
Reason - To bring sites forward for Town Centre regeneration
projects.
Compulsory Purchase but acquisition by
agreement is preferred.
Publication date: 18/09/2019
Date of decision: 24/07/2019