The secretary of state agreed with his inspector that the proposed redevelopment of the 1960s estate was necessary in the public interest. The CPO area comprised 19 dwellings of a total of 55 (the remaining being owned by the council already), the site was of deteriorating stock and provided a poor sense of community with antisocial behaviour problems as well.

Planning permission had been granted for the redevelopment of the site in 2015 and the first phase was already underway. The secretary of state agreed with his inspector's conclusions that the purpose of acquiring the land did fit with local and national policy to promote sustainable development and all reasonable steps had been taken to achieve the purchase by negotiation, despite numerous objections. All existing residents who wished to continue living on the estate would not be prevented from doing so for financial or other reasons. Finally, Article 1 and 8 of the Human Rights Act had been considered properly as well as the Equality Act 2010. The secretary of state concluded that the order was justifiable as a last resort to secure overall public benefits.

Source: Property Week