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Report of the Interim Director for Placemaking and Housing. To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for  Housing and Planning(Deputy Leader).

This report recommends appointing a contractor to complete the Council's scheme to deliver fifteen Council homes for Council rent.

The Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning (Deputy Leader) introduced the report which sought Cabinet’s approval to appoint the recommended contractor to complete a new build development of 15 new Council homes on Land adjacent Wat Tyler House, Boyton Road N8 7AU. The scheme comprised of six one-bedroom flats, one of which was fully adaptable, eight two-bedroom flats and one three-bedroom flat. The scheme would improve the existing public realm. Detailed planning permission was granted on 1st June 2023.

Cabinet was asked in light of the formal procurement exercise to approve the appropriation of the land edged red on the development plan at Appendix 1 from housing for planning purposes to facilitate the development process. This would allow the Council to utilise its powers to override any third-party interests and rights (subject to engagement with any potential claimants) and then to appropriate the land back to housing following practical completion of the development.

In response to questions from Cllr Carlin and Cllr Barnes, it was noted that there would be an opportunity for downsizing and one bedroom and two-bedroom properties would be available to other residents in Wat Tyler House to free up the family sized home offers. The expected start date on the site was January 2025.

Further to considering exempt information and exempt recommendation at item 21,

RESOLVED

1. To approve the appointment of Contractor A, identified in the exempt part of the report, to undertake the new build works to provide a total of fifteen new homes let at social rents at Wat Tyler House for a contract sum set out in the exempt part of the report; and approves sum set out in the exempt part of the report.

2. To approve the appropriation of Land adjacent to Wat Tyler House shown edged red on the plan titled ‘Development Plan’ attached at Appendix 1, from housing purposes to planning purposes pursuant to section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972 as it is no longer required for the purposes which it is currently held, and for the purposes of carrying the development as set out in part 6 of this report.

3. To approve the use of the Council’s powers under Section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 to override easements and other third-party rights and interests infringed upon by the Wat Tyler House development, under planning permission Ref: HGY/2022/3858.

4. To delegate to the Director of Placemaking & Housing, after consultation with the Director of Finance and the Cabinet Member for Housing and Planning (Deputy Leader) authority to make payments of compensation as a result of genuine claims of third-party rights affected by the Wat Tyler House development and payable as a result of the recommendation 3.1.3, within the existing scheme of delegation.

5. To approve the appropriation of Land adjacent Wat Tyler House site shown edged red in the plan titled ‘Development Plan’ attached at Appendix 1, from planning purposes back to housing purposes under Section 19 of the Housing Act 1985, after practical completion of the development.  ...  view the full minutes text for item 39