Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Public Safety along with the Director of Housing submitted a joint report setting out the current position of the Affordable Housing Development Programme and emerging projects. The joint report also sought approval for the Director of Housing to be authorised to use Housing Revenue Account resources to develop sites set out in the report.

Councillor Cathy Martyn informed Cabinet how the report set out the Council’s ambition to provide a range of affordable housing options, within the funding available.   Councillor Martyn responded at the meeting to questions submitted in advance by Councillor Bob Wright about the use of brownfield sites and the balance of social as opposed to affordable rented properties.  Councillor Martyn also confirmed to Councillor Brian Ford that if the projects needed to use their contingency budgets then there would be a report to Cabinet showing the details.

Resolved – (1) That the Director of Housing be authorised to design and carry out a consultation to complete the construction of 64 units at Windmill Hill site at an estimated cost of £15.1 million,

(2) That the Director of Housing be authorised to complete the construction of the Queens Drive Regeneration at a cost of £34 million,

(3) That the Director of Housing be authorised to design and carry out a consultation on a development on land at Bromley Close.

The reasons for the decision and alternative options are as set out in the report to the meeting.