Issue - meetings

The Corporate Director of Health, Housing & Adult Social Care to present a report which sets out proposals to purchase part of the Duncombe Barracks site on Burton Stone Lane from the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA), in order to deliver a housing development.

Resolved:  (i)      That Option 1 be approved and the site be purchased (subject to contract) prior to residential planning consent being obtained and with preliminary ground investigations and surveys to be undertaken before completion of the purchase.

                   (ii)      That the site be added to the scope of the Housing Delivery Programme, as approved by Executive in July 2018.

Reason:     In order to develop a mixed tenure housing development, including 40% affordable housing, and a future income for the council from rents and sale receipts.

[See also under Part B]

The Assistant Director of Housing & Community Safetypresented a report which set out proposals to purchase part of the Duncombe Barracks site on Burton Stone Lane from the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA), in order to deliver a mixed-tenure housing development, with 40% affordable housing.

The RFCA had offered the council first option to purchase the site, which had been registered as surplus to requirements by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). 

The following options were considered, as set out in paragraphs 13-15 of the report and discussed in paragraphs  16-27:

Option 1 – purchase the site before obtaining planning consent. Although not the council’s usual practice, this was the recommended option as it would secure ownership at the earliest opportunity, bringing the benefits detailed in paragraph 18.

Option 2 – purchase the site subject to obtaining planning consent.

Option 3 – withdraw the council’s interest in purchasing the site.

Resolved:  (i)      That Option 1 be approved and the site be purchased (subject to contract) prior to residential planning consent being obtained and with preliminary ground investigations and surveys to be undertaken before completion of the purchase.

                   (ii)      That the site be added to the scope of the Housing Delivery Programme, as approved by Executive in July 2018.

Reason:     In order to develop a mixed tenure housing development, including 40% affordable housing, and a future income for the council from rents and sale receipts.