The council has now formally made a compulsory purchase order
Residents living in certain Blackpool streets have been served an order to hand over their homes to make way for £65m town centre development. Blackpool Council has now formally made a compulsory purchase order to buy up land needed to build a new multiversity.
The public can view the order at the Bickerstaffe House council offices in Talbot Road or at the Town Hall and have until May 24 to make objections. It will be submitted to the government’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and if confirmed will give the go-ahead for further property acquisition towards redevelopment of the site between Cookson Street, Milbourne Street, George Street and Grosvenor Street.
A planning application for the development, which includes the demolition of 59 homes and outline permission for the three new buildings, with the tallest up to five storeys in height, was approved by the council’s Planning Committee in April. Much of the property needed has already been acquired by negotiation with the CPO being used to enable the remainder of the site to be assembled to create the new education campus.
“We continue to support any residents who have to move as a result, and nobody will be asked to move out without reasonable warning and support to find somewhere else suitable to live. We have also provided an advice service independent of the team negotiating to buy the properties and they are available to be contacted by any residents affected who have questions regarding the sale or support in finding a new home.
“The area is the only suitable space for the Multiversity in Blackpool, given the transport connections with the train, tram and bus. It is also the only location which has been granted funding for the Multiversity. Extensive consultation has taken place on the project, with 86 per cent of respondents positive or very positive about the scheme when surveyed in 2021.”
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