Deputations/Petitions/Presentations/Questions
To consider any requests received in accordance with Part 4, Section B, paragraph 29 of the Council’s constitution.
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The Committee received a deputation from Paul Burnham from Haringey Defend Council Housing in relation to the called-in decision by Cabinet to establish the HDV, who made the following points:
In response to a request for clarification from the Committee, Mr Burnham acknowledged that, in relation to his point around tenures, he would have expected to see a breakdown of the number of social homes being built as part of the affordable housing strategy. In response to a request for further information around the alleged contradiction of Council polices and the proposals contained in the HDV, Mr Burnham advised that the Council was in the process of revising its estate renewal and rehousing policy to include a right of return for housing association tenants, which the HDV Land Assembly Agreement stated would not be offered for housing association tenants.
The Committee then received a deputation from Phil Wilkinson, Phil Rose and Sam Leggatt on behalf of Stop the HDV, who made the following points:
In response to a query from the Committee on whether undertaking consultation at this stage would be welcomed by residents, Ms Leggatt advised that she did not think there was much use doing so at this late stage. Ms Leggatt advised that the Council had set up a consultation area on Park Lane recently but that the whole process felt very late and out of touch. The Committee ... view the full minutes text for item 59