In accordance with section 122(1) Local Government Act 1972, to appropriate the land at Seven Brethren, formerly used as a long stay car park and traveller site and an overflow car park at Tarka Leisure Centre, this land no longer being required for such purpose as a new long stay car park and traveller site has been provided, to development land.

On 7th December 2022 the Council entered into a Development Agreement for Lease with Tarka Living Ltd for the development of the Seven Brethren site, including the demolition of North Devon Leisure Centre and the replacement of an overflow car park at Tarka Leisure Centre, the long stay car park at Seven Brethren and traveller site.

The new long stay car park is now in operation and the new traveller site is available for use and as such, the overflow car park at Tarka Leisure Centre and the old long stay car park and traveller site at Seven Brethren are no longer required. To allow the development to proceed, the overflow car park at Tarka Leisure Centre, the old long stay car park at Seven Brethren and the traveller land need to be appropriated to development land in accordance with s.122(1) Local Government Act 1972.

3.1. Not appropriating the land for this purpose would enable the overflow car park and the old long stay car park to remain in position and likewise the traveller site. This would prevent development of the land at Seven Brethren and it is clear that the land is no longer needed for these purposes because the overflow car park and the long stay car park and traveller site have been provided elsewhere on the Seven Brethren site.