Issue - meetings

A report providing an update on progress made in relation to housing delivery projects and seeks approval to delegate authority to officers to continue to progress the activities and projects.

Officer: Kim Brear: 01484 221000

(1)       That the progress made in relation to the housing delivery projects be noted.

(2)       That authority be delegated to the Director of Place and the Assistant Director of Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing, to take the necessary actions to continue to progress the activities and projects noted in the report.

(3)       That the outcome of the public open space advertising process for the Ashbrow site be noted.

(4)       That authority be delegated to the Director of Place and the Assistant Director of Place in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing to procure a delivery partner for the site at Ashbrow to include the finalising of a shortlist of bidders for the proposed housing scheme at Ashbrow and to carry out the tender stage of the process to appoint a delivery partner.

(5)       That approval be granted for the Council to enter a development agreement with the appointed delivery partner and to dispose to the delivery partner (whether by freehold transfer or the grant of a long leasehold interest) all or part of the Ashbrow site.

(6)       That authority be delegated to the Director of Place and Assistant Director of Place to negotiate and agree the terms of the documents disposing all or part of the Ashbrow site any any other relevant documents that relate to the development of the Ashbrow site by the appointed delivery partner.

(7)       That authority be delegated to the Assistant Director Legal, Governance and Monitoring, to enter into and execute the documents disposing of all or part of the Ashbrow site and any other relevant documents that relate to the development of the Ashbrow site by the appointed delivery partner.

(8)       That approval be given to the carrying out of enabling works as referred to in clause 3.7.2 of the report.

(9)       That Officers be requested to prepare a further progress report for consideration by Cabinet at a time to be agreed by the Lead Member for Housing and the Director of Place.