RESOLVED that Cabinet
(a) Notes that progress in bringing the site (indicatively edged red on the plan attached at appendix 1 of Report 6) forward has stalled and supports an alternative approach which seeks to explore options for bringing this key brownfield site into public ownership.
(b) Allocates a sum of £150,000 from Homes England capacity funding to develop a site acquisition strategy with specialist estates and legal advice.
(c) Notes that the acquisition strategy will be presented to Council and that members will then be presented with the full business case for site acquisition including the use of Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) powers as a contingency.
Voting: Unanimous
REASON
To facilitate this key brownfield site to progress to deliver much needed housing and a new community in Poole, and seek to retain the external funding allocated for the site to address the significant adverse infrastructure costs.