Decision details

Proposed Purchase of Seven Residential Flats for Affordable Housing

Decision Maker: Portfolio Holder - Housing and Homelessness Services

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report seeks approval of the Housing and Homelessness Services Portfolio Holder to acquire the freehold residential interest of a newly built mixed residential and commercial development within the New Forest.

Decision:

On 18 March 2022, Cllr Jill Cleary, the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Homelessness Services made the following decision:

In accordance with adopted strategic housing and development objectives, it is recommended that the Council enters contract with the house builder to acquire the freehold interest of the seven new-build homes for the sum disclosed within Confidential Appendix 1.

Any member of the Council, who is not a Portfolio Holder, who considers that this decision should be reviewed should give notice using the call-in facility at the top of this page on the Council’s intranet / extranet site.

Alternatively, notice can be given to the Monitoring Officer (Grainne O’Rourke) (in writing or by e-mail) to be received ON OR BY 5.15 pm on 25 March 2022.

Details of the document the Portfolio Holder considered are attached below.

Reasons for the decision:

See Report

Alternative options considered:

See Report

Declarations of Interest(s): None

Contact: Tim Davis, Service Manager - Housing Strategy & Development Email: tim.davis@nfdc.gov.uk.

Publication date: 18/03/2022

Date of decision: 18/03/2022

Effective from: 26/03/2022

Accompanying Documents: