Decision Maker: Director for Housing, Regeneration and Planning
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
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.
Publication date: 15/09/2021
Date of decision: 30/07/2021
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