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Options for the future of Stapleford North Wing, Broadwater Farm Estate

Meeting: 14/09/2021 - Cabinet (Item 612)

612 Options for the future of Stapleford North Wing, Broadwater Farm Estate pdf icon PDF 272 KB

[Report of the Director of Housing, Regeneration and Planning.  To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for House Building, Place-Making and Development]

 

This report will seek a decision on the preferred option for inclusion in a future ballot on the Broadwater Farm Estate, following consultation with residents

Additional documents:

Minutes:

 

The Cabinet Member for House-Building, Place-Making and Development introduced the report which sought approval to include the demolition and re-provision of homes in the Stapleford North Wing block in the ‘preferred design scenario’ which would be presented to Broadwater Farm residents in a resident ballot in the coming months.

 

The Cabinet Member responded to questions from the Cabinet:

-           There were 24 properties which would be affected (21 tenants).  Residents had been engaged with and made aware of all options, which also included building around the wing, which would result in living with the disruption of a building site.

-           The Residents Association had been engaged with and further meetings would be held with them.

 

The Cabinet Member responded to questions from Councillor Palmer:

-           The information in the exempt appendices could not be discussed in the public part of the meeting.  The consultation had involved a small number of people and some of the responses received could identify residents, and so that information had been made exempt.

-           Home Loss and Disturbance Payments would be made to help with the cost of moving properties. 

-           Rents would be calculated on the same basis as they currently were and would take into consideration the size, location and design of properties.

-           The recent Love Lane ballot had been carried out in line with relevant protocols, and the people on the estate had been provided with the full landlord offer prior to the ballot taking place.

 

Further to considering exempt information at item 22,

 

RESOLVED to

 

1.         Note the feedback of the consultation from secure tenants in Stapleford North pursuant of Section 105 of the Housing Act 1985, and the non-statutory consultation with Council leaseholders of the same block, as described in paragraphs 6.3-6.16 and as set out in Appendix 1;

 

2.         Authorise the inclusion of the demolition and reprovision of Stapleford North wing (flats 25-36 and 61-72) on Broadwater Farm in the ‘preferred design scenario’ and subsequent resident ballot. 

 

Reasons for decision

 

The recommendations within this Cabinet report are being proposed following a consultation with residents on the future of the Stapleford North block.

 

The consultation presented residents with two main options but also gave residents the opportunity to raise further options for the Council to consider, if they felt that this was appropriate:

 

1)     Option one: To refurbish the homes in Stapleford North and work with residents throughout the works to minimise disruption.

2)     Option two: To demolish the Stapleford North block and rehouse current residents, with a Right to Return to the estate once the new homes are built.

 

Residents were also encouraged to indicate if they felt there were any options we hadn’t considered and were presented with a third potential option, for permanent rehousing for the duration of the Northolt works. Responses to this are expanded on at 5.2 of this report and in Appendix 1 to this report.

 

The consultation has now been concluded and resident feedback has been received. Of the 21 eligible households,  ...  view the full minutes text for item 612