Decision details

Exchange of Land at Whessoe Road and Drinkfield Marsh, Darlington

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Exchange of plot of Council land on edge of Whessoe Road for highway widening for land on Drinkfield Nature Reserve - potential to create path around reserve.

Decisions:

The Cabinet Member with the Economy Portfolio introduced the report of the Managing Director and Director of Economic Growth and Neighbourhood Services (previously circulated) requesting that consideration be given to exchanging 1.14 acres of land held by the Council at Whessoe Road, as shown hatched on the plan at Appendix 1 to the submitted report, for 0.83 acres of land adjacent to Drinkfield Marsh, as shown hatched on the plan at Appendix 2 of the submitted report.

 

The submitted report outlined the background to both areas of land; the proposed terms of the land exchange; and the valuation, finance and planning comments.

 

RESOLVED - (a)  That the exchange of land, on the terms as set out in the submitted report, be approved.

 

(b)  That the Assistant Director Law and Governance be authorised to complete the transfers of land accordingly.

 

REASON - In order to safeguard Drinkfield Marsh Local Nature Reserve.

 

Report author: Barbara Strickland

Publication date: 21/09/2020

Date of decision: 15/09/2020

Decided at meeting: 15/09/2020 - Cabinet

Effective from: 29/09/2020

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