Decision details

It is recommended that the Director of Housing,
Regeneration and Planning, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for House Building, Placemaking and Development:
i. Approve the final ballot programme
ii. Approve the Landlord Offer document, appended to this report.

Decision under delegated authority is required following the Cabinet decision in July 2021 to undertake the ballot of Love Lane residents and agree the commitments that will be included in the Landlord Offer.

The Council could choose to undertake a ballot at a
later date, for example later in autumn 2021. This approach would ensure that the ballot was undertaken outside of the school holiday period, where some families on the estate may take extended leave away from their home address. This option has been discounted as residents have been informed of the proposal to ballot in summer 2021 for several months, and a delay may affect the level of engagement which has been built up over this period. In addition, postponing the proposed ballot date will cause delays to the longer-term programme for the scheme, which could impact the Council successfully drawing down the funding from the GLA required to deliver much-needed new Council homes.

Mitigation measures have been developed to ensure that all residents are able to participate during the period leading up to and during the ballot. The ballot period includes a week of the autumn school term, in the event that residents are away for the full school holiday period.