Issue details
Payment for professional services costs in relation to the Edgar Street Grid Link Road and Urban Village / Hereford City Centre Transport Package land acquisition
A Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) and Side
Roads Order (SRO) were made on the 23 August 2013, to enable the
delivery of the Link Road and following a public inquiry on 23
September 2014 both the CPO and SRO were confirmed by the Secretary
of State for Communities and the Local Government and the Secretary
of State for Transport respectively.
A decision was made on the 24th September and 30th September 2021
to agree professional support required in regards to negotiating
and agreeing statutory compensation due under s52 Land Compensation
Act 1973 up until the 31st December 2021, the links to these
decisions are:
https://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=8257
Decision - Payment for professional services costs in relation to
the Edgar Street Grid Link Road and Urban Village / Hereford City
Centre Transport Package land acquisition - Herefordshire
Council
Other than Lambeth Smith Hampton the costs identified specifically
relate to the one outstanding claim that relate to three property
interests.
A further decision was made on 16th November 2021 to extend the
standstill agreement to the 28 February 2022 in order to try and
reach a settlement without the need to reference the claim to the
Upper tier lands tribunal, the link to the decision is :
https://councillors.herefordshire.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=8386
Ongoing professional support is required and this decision is to
update the position and associated professional support costs to
date and up to the submission of the statements of case.
To date the following payments have been made:
Professional Service Amount (£)
Lambeth Smith Hampton 138k
Forensic accountant 12k
Barber Wadlow 28k
Pinsent Masons 29k
Counsel Advice £7k
Planning advice £5.6k
Total £220k
All of the above have been procured in line with the
council’s contract procedure rules. The total payments will
be £264k
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 30/05/2022
Decision due: 30 May 2022 by Corporate Director – Economy & Environment
Contact: Ross Cook, Corporate Director - Economy and Environment Email: ross.cook@herefordshire.gov.uk.
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