At the 18th October 2017 Ordinary Council, the following Motion was moved by Cllr Hossack, seconded by Cllr Poppy and was carried unanimously.

‘That this Council investigates the opportunity that the use of modular construction homes, in conjunction with the utilisation of our multiple garage site assets, could present in addressing the need to meet our housing supply needs quickly and efficiently whilst at the same time addressing the need for affordability.

That the council also considers as part of this project, the opportunity for social return by of having a local assembly plant within the Borough that would provide the opportunity for employment, skills and apprenticeships and the support of local supply businesses whilst at the same time, meeting the housing need at source.’

The report set out the initial issues and options regarding the future provision of the housing garage sites.

Members support the idea and would like to maybe visit provider and see a presentation in the future.

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

A vote was taken by a show of hands and it was RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY that:

1.    That the Committee authorises Officers to investigate in more detail the following:

i.          Options in relation to the development of the Council’s Housing Garage sites including modular housing.

ii.         Options in relation to developing a local assembly plant within the Borough to provide modular housing.

2.    That a further report on the options as set out above is provided to the next Community, Health & Housing Committee.

Reasons for Recommendation

To enable BBC to maintain its responsibilities and fulfil its obligations as a landlord.

A review of all the Council’s garage sites would be required to ensure asset

management decisions were based on sound information.

It was vital that the Council had up to date information about condition of the

HRA stock in order to support its investment decisions each year. The risks in not having this information include the failure to provide adequate resources to tackle repairs and maintenance that subsequently led to the need for replacement at a much higher cost.