Announcements

THE WINCHESTER CITY COUNCIL (SILVER HILL)
COMPULSORY PURCHASE ORDER 2011
COMPULSORY PURCHASE OF LAND AND NEW
RIGHTS IN THE CITY OF WINCHESTER
Notice is hereby given that Winchester City Council has made on the 21st November 2011 the Winchester City Council (Silver Hill) Compulsory Purchase Order 2011 under sections 226(1)(a) and 226(3)(a) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 and section 13 of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976. It is about to submit this order to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, and if confirmed, the order will authorise Winchester City Council to purchase compulsorily the land and the new rights described below for the purpose of facilitating the carrying out of development, redevelopment or improvement on the land comprising demolition of existing buildings and comprehensive redevelopment of new retail, residential and office uses including infrastructure and public realm improvements which is likely to contribute to the achievement of the promotion or improvement of the economic, social or environmental well-being of the area. A copy of the order and of the accompanying map may be seen at all reasonable hours at the Council’s Offices, City Offices, Colebrook Street, Winchester, SO23 9LJ and also at Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, Winchester, SO23 8RX and can be viewed there at all reasonable hours.
Any objection to the order must be made in writing to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, National Unit for Land Acquisitions and Disposal, Zone 1/C4, Eland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5DU before 22nd December 2011 and should state the title of the order, the grounds of objection and the objector’s address and interests in the land.
DESCRIPTION OF LAND AND THE NEW RIGHTS
The land and buildings bounded by Friarsgate to the north, the properties fronting the High Street and Broadway to the south, Middle Brook Street to the west, Busket Lane and the St John’s Almshouses to the east extending to the northern end of Eastgate Terrace and includes Upper Brook Street Car Park and land to the North of Friarsgate.
Rights for crane oversailing; rights of access for purposes of maintenance and repairand/ or construction; to erect, secure and use scaffolding for purposes of maintenance and repair and/or construction in relation to plots at the perimeter of the above site.
Steve Tilbury
Corporate Director (Operations)
Winchester City Council
21st November 2011