Decision details

Exempt report of the Corporate Director (Housing and Communities) on garage site disposals to help deliver the Council’s Affordable Housing Programme.

A range of methods to deliver the Council’s Affordable Housing Programme had previously been approved and this included the disposal of suitable garage sites, land and vacant or under used assets.

The report recommended seven sites to be used for the direct delivery of affordable housing as part of the Council’s Affordable Housing Programme.

RESOLVED:

(1)     That the Cabinet notes that the seven sites (marked green) in Appendix A to the exempt report were considered suitable for the delivery of affordable housing and that plans were at an advanced stage for delivery.

(2)     That the Cabinet agrees these sites be progressed to the next stage of the process which was to draw up detailed plans to be submitted for planning approval.

(3)     That the Cabinet notes, as agreed in recommendation (2) above, a further report would be made setting out detailed plans and feasibility work recommending the sites to be appropriated to the housing account.

(Note: The Chairmen of the Environment and Social Overview and Scrutiny Committees had been given notice that it was impracticable to comply with the requirement that at least twenty eight days notice must be given of the intention to consider items 124 and 125 in the private section of the meeting in accordance with Regulations 5 and 10 of the Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012 because they were urgent and could not reasonably be deferred for the reason specified).

(1)     The reason for item 124 was to continue with the long running Agency Agreement with Hertfordshire County Council.

(2)     The reason for item 125 was to enable the delivery of sites suitable for the delivery of affordable housing.