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[Report of the Director for Housing, Regeneration and Planning.  To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing and Estate Renewal]

The Council has been successful in securing £1.6m of funding from BEIS to undertake an Energiesprong pilot.   This report asks Cabinet to accept the funding and confirm that we will proceed with the project.

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Estate Renewal introduced the report which sought approval to undertake an Energiesprong pilot project on 51 Council-owned and tenanted properties on the Orlit properties (Tunnel Gardens) or White Hart Lane ward (centred around Rivulet Road and/or sheltered accommodation bungalows) or Coldfall Estate (near Hill Road), and to accept the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) funding to deliver the pilot.  The pilot aimed to retrofit homes to be net zero energy.

The Cabinet Member and Joe Baker, Head of Carbon Management, responded to questions from Councillors Bull and Cawley-Harrison:

-           The criteria for assessing properties was set out at paragraph 6.6 of the report.

-           Officers would confirm with Homes for Haringey on whether there were any sheltered accommodation bungalows on Rivulet Road.

-           The level of Comfort Charge was yet to be decided.

-           The installations were designed to prevent air circulation issues and damp, however, the properties would be monitored to ensure that these issues did not occur.

-           The service was working with the GLA on how the scheme could be rolled out for leasholders.

RESOLVED to

1.         Approve the undertaking of an Energiesprong pilot project on Option A, the Orlit tenanted properties on Blake Road, Durnsford Road, Tunnel Gardens and Park Grove N11.  Or, in the event that structural surveys identify substantial remedial works are required, to undertake the pilot project on Option B, 51 tenanted properties located in White Hart Lane Ward (centered around Rivulet Road and/or sheltered accommodation bungalows) or Option C 51 tenanted properties on the Coldfall Estate (around Hill Road).

2.         Note that the decision on which option proceeds as the pilot project will be made by the Director of Housing, Regeneration and Planning in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and Estate Renewal.

3.         Accept £1.6m funding from the BEIS Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Demonstrator to part fund this whole house retrofit project.

4.         Approve the procurement of a contractor through the innovation partnership procedure to be carried out with the GLA to deliver an Energiesprong pilot project on Option A, the Orlit tenanted properties on Blake Road, Durnsford Road, Tunnel Gardens and Park Grove N11.  Or, in the event that structural surveys identify substantial remedial works are required, to undertake the pilot project on Option B, 51 tenanted properties located in White Hart Lane Ward (centered around Rivulet Road and/or sheltered accommodation bungalows) or Option C 51 tenanted properties on the Coldfall Estate (around Hill Road).  The value of the contract will be less than the agreed maximum price of £4.3m and this will be funded from the £1.6m BEIS award and £2.7m from the HRA Capital.

5.         Agree to design and consult with tenants on the Energiesprong model and Comfort Charge.

6.         Note that the decision whether or not to proceed with Energiesprong pilot, including the Comfort Charge value, and implementation process will be determined by the Cabinet Member for Housing and Estate Renewal.

Reasons for decision

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