Issue - meetings

This report requests the approval of the Executive Member for the leasehold disposal of two Housing Revenue Account (HRA) owned garage sites to housing associations for the building of new affordable homes.  The approval would be conditional on each site obtaining full planning permission for the schemes outlined.

 (i)        That Option One of the report be approved and the long leasehold disposals of the Victoria Way and Fifth Avenue garage sites to housing associations, on the terms outlined in the analysis section of the report, be supported, subject to satisfactory planning permission and the approval of the Director of Resources/the Corporate Landlord.

Members received a report which requested approval for the leasehold disposal of two Housing Revenue Account (HRA) owned garage sites to housing associations for the building of new affordable homes. The approval would be conditional on each site obtaining full planning permission for the schemes outlined.

The report presented three options for consideration:

·  Option One - To support the long leasehold disposals of the Victoria Way and Fifth Avenue garage sites to housing associations on the terms outlined in the analysis section of the report, subject to satisfactory planning permission and approval from the Director of Resources/Corporate Landlord.

·  Option Two - To support the principle of the long leasehold disposals of the Victoria Way and Fifth Avenue garage sites to housing associations on the terms outlined in the analysis section of the report, subject to a further report or reports being brought to the Executive Members and Advisory Panel when all the planning issues had been addressed and full details of the proposed developments were  known.

·  Option Three - Not to redevelop some or all of the sites.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member for Housing be advised:

(i)         That Option One of the report be approved and the long leasehold disposals of the Victoria Way and Fifth Avenue garage sites to housing associations, on the terms outlined in the analysis section of the report, be supported, subject to satisfactory planning permission and the approval of the Director of Resources/the Corporate Landlord.

Decision of the Executive Member for Housing

RESOLVED:             That the advice of the Advisory Panel as set out above be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:                  This will allow more detailed feasibility work to be undertaken on all the sites immediately and protect the Council’s interest in the land because they will only be disposed of as and when planning permission is granted for affordable housing development.