Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
This report proposes to release a portfolio of
council owned sites to Registered Providers, and invite them to bid
competitively for the sites in order to develop new affordable
housing. This approach will use the Registered Provider
sector’s capacity and resources to enable affordable housing
development.
1.
That approval be given to the disposal of the portfolio of sites in
Appendix 1 to a Registered Provider through competitive exercise,
as described in the report;
2.
That the issue of the statutory notice to advertise the disposal of
those sites that constitute open space be endorsed;
3.
That authority be delegated to the Service Director for Legal,
Governance and Commissioning Support and the Strategic Director for
Economy and Infrastructure, to negotiate and agree terms and
complete the sale of sites once planning permissions have been
obtained, unless further authority was required in respect of the
disposal of any site where objections were received following the
publication of the statutory notices advertising the disposal of
the particular site; and
4. That authority be delegated to the Service Director for Legal, Governance and Commissioning Support to enter into and execute any agreement and any other ancillary documents necessary to enable the sale and transfer of the sites in the Small Affordable Housing Sites portfolio as described in Appendix 1 to the report.
5. That officers be requested to explore different types of tenure, supported living and different types of grant funding available.
Report author: James Hinchliffe
Publication date: 03/09/2018
Date of decision: 29/08/2018
Decided at meeting: 29/08/2018 - Cabinet
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