Agenda and decisions

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DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST FOR THIS ITEM:

NONE

RESOLVED

The Cabinet Member for Housing:

·       Approved the total scheme cost for the delivery of the Development, as detailed in Appendix 4 (Part B Exempt Report).

·       Approved the appointment of Contractor A, as identified in Appendix 4 (Part B Exempt Report), to deliver the Development at Kings Road Car Park (land to the rear of St James Place), N17 8NP, comprising 9 new Council homes, for the contract sum of £3,950,256 and client contingency set out.

·       Approved the issuance of a Letter of Intent for up to 10% of the contract value, as set out in Appendix 4 (Part B Exempt Report).

·       Approved the appropriation of the land at Kings Road Car Park (land to the rear of St James Place), N17 8NP, shown edged red on the Site Plan at Appendix 1, from housing purposes to planning purposes pursuant to Section 122 of the Local Government Act 1972, to facilitate the delivery of the Development approved under planning permission reference HGY/2025/3409 and enable the Council to utilise its powers under Section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016.

·       Approved, that upon appropriation of the land for planning purposes, 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 affecting the land shown edged red on the Site Plan at Appendix 1 which may be interfered with by the construction and use of the Development approved under planning permission reference Page 3 HGY/2025/3409.

·       Approved the delegation of authority to the Delivery Director of Capital Projects and Property, in consultation with the Corporate Director of Finance and Resources and the Cabinet Member for Housing, to: a) implement the appropriations referred to in this report including determining the precise timing of such appropriations; b) take all necessary steps to enable reliance on section 203 of the Housing and Planning Act 2016 c) agree and make any necessary compensation payments arising from valid claims relating to third-party rights affected by the Development.

·       Approved the subsequent appropriation of the land shown edged red on the Site Plan at Appendix 1 from planning purposes back to housing purposes within the Housing Revenue Account, pursuant to Section 19 of the Housing Act 1985, such appropriation to take effect upon practical completion of the Development.

Reasons for decision:

The site known as Kings Road Car Park (land to the rear of St James Place), N17 8NP, was approved by Cabinet in October 2021 for inclusion in the Council’s Housing Delivery Programme. Planning permission for the redevelopment of the site was subsequently granted on 18 February 2026 under application reference HGY/2025/3409, for the construction of 9 x four-bedroom, three-storey Council homes for Social Rent, together with associated refuse and cycle stores and landscaping.

Financial appraisals, supported by the Council’s independent cost consultant, confirmed that the scheme was viable and represented value for money. Following the completion of the procurement process, the recommended contractor was identified  ...  view the full decision text for item 6.

Item 8  is likely to be subject to a motion to exclude the press and public be from the meeting as it contains exempt information as defined in Section 100a of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended by Section 12A of the Local Government Act 1985); paras 3 and 5, namely information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) and information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege could be maintained in legal proceedings.