Decision details

This report is regarding the purchase of land in relation to a new bus station in Accrington.

This is a Key Decision that has not been included in the Forward Plan.  Standing Order 26 has been complied with.

The Leader of the County Council and the Cabinet Member for Highways and Transportation considered and approved a report is regarding the purchase of land in relation to a new bus station in Accrington.

This decision should be implemented immediately for the purposes of Standing Order 34(3) as any delay could adversely affect the execution of the County Council's responsibilities.  The reason for this is that the option agreement is time limited and in order to acquire the rest of the land necessary for the scheme the County Council needs to begin formal negotiations with the land owners in order to be in a position to submit the bid for Final Approval for the Pennine Reach project by the end of December 2012.

(The full report is not available for publication as it contains exempt information as defined in Paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972. The report contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information). It is considered that in all the circumstances of the case the public interest in Maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the information.)

(This decision is to be taken by more than one Cabinet Member and all relevant Cabinet Members must be in agreement with the decision)