"The Jericho Wharf site is a critical development site with the potential to not only deliver new homes, but also much needed community facilities.
"The land is allocated in our Local Plan, with a clear policy framework setting out how the site should come forward.
"The City Council is extremely frustrated by the lack of progress on the site, despite, most recently, a planning permission being awarded in February 2023 after an appeal. We know that the local community shares this frustration, and to this end the Jericho Wharf Trust (JWT) wrote to the Council back in December 2024 asking us to consider using our Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) powers to take control of the site. Over this period, we have remained in dialogue with the landowner in order to try and bring forward either the existing planning permission, or a new planning application.
"Unfortunately, there has been no demonstrable progress over the last year, and the current planning permission is due to lapse imminently. As such, I have asked officers to bring a cabinet paper forward as soon as possible to consider and seek a steer on the City Council's options to intervene in this matter, including exploring the option of CPO as a last resort."
Councillor Ed Turner, Deputy Leader (Statutory), and Cabinet Member for Finance and Asset Management
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