Issue - meetings

Report of the Head of Regeneration and Welfare

The Head of Regeneration and Welfare introduced the report, which had been circulated in advance of the meeting, seeking approval of the new Burton Road and Station Road business case regarding the preferred route for redevelopment of the sites for affordable housing and the purchase of seven additional temporary accommodation properties on the open market.

RESOLVED to:

1)    Approve the new Burton Road and Station Road Housing Schemes business case;

2)    Approve the commencement of a competitive procurement process to secure an Affordable Housing Registered Provider to develop the Burton Road and Station Road sites for the provision of affordable homes;

3)    Delegate authority to the Chief Executive to approve the tender specification and evaluation criteria to be published as part of the procurement process;

4)    Receive a further report detailing the tenders received, and the Council’s proposed methodology for development and/or disposal of the sites;

5)    Subject to budget approval, approve the purchase of seven additional residential properties for the Council’s use as temporary accommodation; and

6)    Delegate authority to the Chief Executive to approve each residential property purchase in respect of temporary accommodation in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Corporate Resources and Performance as detailed in the report.