Issue - meetings

Report of the Corporate Director (Housing and Communities) on the outcome of the consultation process with residents and leaseholders.

(Note:  Private and confidential information in respect of commercial leaseholders set out in the exempt report at Agenda item 18 in the Part II section of the meeting).

(1)     The outcome of the consultation with key stakeholders with the majority of residents and leaseholders supportive of Option D which was to ‘help all occupants to move out permanently, demolish the building and redevelop the site was noted.

(2)     The Cabinet agreed that the process of fully decanting the block should commence.

(3)     The Cabinet agreed that high level design work should commence on the redevelopment of the site and that a further report be brought to Cabinet setting out details of the proposals.

(4)     The Cabinet agreed that Officers commence negotiations with residential and commercial leaseholders and tenants regarding their future options.

(5)     The Cabinet agreed that further uneconomical planned works at Queensway House, including sprinkler and ducted extractor system installation remain on hold with a responsive repairs service and other essential improvements still being provided.

Report of the Corporate Director (Housing and Communities) on the outcome of the consultation process with commercial and residential tenants and leaseholders of Queensway House, Hatfield.

The consultation ran from 12 August to 23 September 2019 and involved a preliminary letter being sent to all residents and leaseholders offering an appointment including face to face appointments with those residents and leaseholders who wanted that.

Several follow up letters were sent to any resident or leaseholder who did not have a face to face meeting which included detailed information in writing, including the summary of the Council’s reasons for the consultation and a document which set out Frequently Asked Questions and Answers.

The majority view of tenants and leaseholders was a preference for Option D, which was ‘to help occupants to move out permanently, demolish the building and redevelop the block’.

RESOLVED:

(1)     That the outcome of the consultation with key stakeholders with the majority of residents and leaseholders supportive of Option D which was to ‘help all occupants to move out permanently, demolish the building and redevelop the site be noted.

(2)     That the Cabinet agrees that the process of fully decanting the block should commence.

(3)     That the Cabinet agrees that high level design work should commence on the redevelopment of the site and that a further report be brought to Cabinet setting out details of the proposals.

(4)     That the Cabinet agrees that Officers commence negotiations with residential and commercial leaseholders and tenants regarding their future options.

(5)     That the Cabinet agrees that further uneconomical planned works at Queensway House including sprinkler and ducted extractor system installation remain on hold with a responsive repairs service and other essential improvements still being provided.

(Note: Private and confidential information in respect of commercial leaseholders was set out in the exempt report at Agenda item 18 in the Part II section of the meeting – Minute 70 refers).