Decision
Analysis
outcome: The Cabinet has authorized the Executive Director for Resources to acquire the necessary land or rights for the construction.
summary: The decision involves acquiring land or rights for the construction of Wheat Street and Leicester Road in Nuneaton.
topline: The Cabinet has decided to authorize the acquisition of land for the construction of Wheat Street and Leicester Road in Nuneaton.
reason_contentious: This issue may be contentious as it involves potential compulsory purchase orders and agreements with landowners.
affected_stakeholders: ["Executive Director for Resources", "Landowners", "Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Transport and Planning"]
contentiousness_score: 6
political_party_relevance: There are no explicit mentions of political parties in the decision.
URL: https://democracy.warwickshire.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=1071
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Outcome:
Is Key Decision?: No
Is Callable In?: No
Purpose: Land acquisition (CPO)
Content: Resolved That Cabinet 1) Authorise the Executive Director for Resources to acquire the land or rights in respect to the land shown on Drawing No. 9.2-A444—055-910A (Appendices 1), whether by agreement or by means of a Compulsory Purchase Order (the Order), as is required to enable the construction of Wheat Street and Leicester Road, Nuneaton, subject to acquisition taking place only after: i. planning permission has been granted; and ii. and subsequent funding award, or funding for the purchase of the land is otherwise secured to the satisfaction of the Executive Director for Resources, subject to final authorisation by Cabinet; 2) Authorise the Executive Director for Resources to take any steps incidental, conducive or consequential thereto including the making of the order, the publication and service of all notices and the presentation of the Council’s case at any Public Inquiry; 3) Authorise the Executive Director for Resources to approve agreements with landowners setting out the terms for the withdrawal of any objections to the Order, including where appropriate seeking exclusion of land or new rights from the Order; and 4) That the Executive Director for Communities and the Executive Director for Resources be authorised to make such amendments to the drawing referred to in Recommendation 1 as they consider to be minor and necessary modifications after consultation with the Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Transport and Planning.
Date of Decision: September 4, 2025