THAT:

(a)          Herefordshire Council resolved to Compulsory Purchase Order the property known as 2 Overross Farmhouse, 26 Overross Farm, Ledbury Road, Ross on Wye, Herefordshire HR9 7BN in order to bring the property back into residential use;

(b)          the Assistant Director of Law Governance and Resilience be authorised to:

·           execute a General Vesting Declaration should the Compulsory Purchase Order be confirmed.

·           to the vesting of the property into Council ownership, subsequently offer the property for sale, with terms of sale to include covenants that the house is improved to Decent Homes Standards within a specified timescale.

(c)          That the Chief Officer Financial and Commercial be authorised to:

recover such administrative and other charges incurred in any purchase and subsequent sale of the property as permitted by the Compulsory Purchase regulations, together with any other outstanding charges on the property.