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Decision details

Right to Buy Capital Receipts Commitments and Garage Site Redevelopment Proposal

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

 

In connection with the Garage Site Redevelopment Proposals the Housing & Health Committee of the 5th November 2014 (Minute 250) it was approved:

 

·           Seek outline planning approval for development of three homes at Magdalen Gardens CM13 1RL

 

·           Seek outline planning approval for development of six homes of Fawters Close CM13 2SY

 

·           Seek outline planning approval for development of three homes at Fielding Way CM13 1JN

 

·           Incur fees up to £120,000 funded from this year’s HRA capital budget to prepare outline planning application for three sites.

 

·           Incur additional fees up to £90,000 to develop detailed designs and tender documentation if outline planning is granted.

 

·           To undertake procurement to appoint a suitable developer/partner to deliver each scheme.

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


It was envisaged that the development of the garage sites would be start on site in June 2015 and that the available Right to Buy Capital Receipts would enable one scheme to be progressed with additional funding from the HRA Investment Fund and prudential borrowing.     

 

Progress with the developments has not been as quick as originally assumed as a consequence of the surveys required to accompanying the planning applications and the actual planning approval process.

 

There is a requirement that the Right to Buy Capital Receipts are expended by certain dates and as a consequence of the delay the first date of September for all the investment to be made is likely to be missed.

 

This report sets the current position with the development of the garage sites provides recommendations as to the actions taken to address these issues.

 

A motion was MOVED by Cllr Hossack and SECONDED by Cllr Poppy to receive the recommendation set out in the report.

 

 

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY to:

 

1.            That a development manager be engaged to produce a detailed business case  of Options 1 and 2 in paragraph 3.4 of this report to inform the procurement options.

 

2.            That delegated authority be granted to the Head of Paid Service to consider the procurement options produced  and to commence the procurement process in consultation with the Chair of the Committee for a developer or registered provider to construct the schemes at Magdalen Gardens, Fawters Close and  Fielding Way.

 

3.            That the Head of Paid Service be delegated authority to acquire             such residential units that meet current General Needs           requirements to ensure that Right to Buy Capital Receipts are      fully expended by March 2016 subject to consultation taking place       with the Leader of the Council and the Section 151 Officer before    the exercise of such authority.

REASON FOR DECISION

Members are asked to approve the recommendations to ensure that the development of the garage sites is achieved and that the Right to Buy Capital Receipts are expended fully within the time frame set by the DCLG.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Report author: John Parling

Publication date: 30/06/2015

Date of decision: 17/06/2015

Decided at meeting: 17/06/2015 - Environment and Housing Management Committee

Effective from: 25/06/2015

Accompanying Documents:

 

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