Shrewsbury City Council offered a part of Greenfields Recreation Floor to CSE Developments for £550,000 in 2017.
Planning permission was granted for houses on the location however a residents’ marketing campaign finally led to that consent being quashed by the supreme courtroom.
An unbiased inquiry discovered that the land, which was designated for group use, was wrongfully offered by the council.
The city council apologised “unreservedly” after the findings of the inquiry, led by Michael Redfern KC, at a packed assembly at Theatre Severn in June 2022, and vowed to assist return the land to the individuals of the city.
Now the authority has confirmed it took the choice to purchase again the land at a rare assembly final night time.
The choice was taken in a closed session of the council.
Following the assembly, Councillor Alan Mosley, chief of the city council, stated the settlement to purchase again the land had been “reached on a prices solely foundation”.
The council had beforehand put aside £614,000 to purchase again the land.
The council chief added that they’d look to re-open it as public land as quickly as it’s protected to take action.
He stated: “Shrewsbury City Council and CSE Developments (Shropshire) Restricted have agreed phrases of settlement to safe the switch of possession of the parcel of land at Greenfields Recreation Floor again to the City Council.
“The settlement has been reached on a prices solely foundation taking into consideration the perfect pursuits of the residents of Shrewsbury whereas paying attention to authorized judgements within the Courts and the views of these residing native to the world.
“Certainly, now we have fulfilled guarantees made and we now stay up for having the ability to reopen the land as public house as quickly as conveyancing is full and it’s protected to take action.”
