Decision details

Proposed Purchase of New Build Homes for Affordable Rent and Shared Ownership

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 the approval of the Housing and Homelessness Services Portfolio Holder to acquire the freehold interest in seventeen new-build residential properties within the west of the District. Forming part of the same development, fourteen of the homes will meet a Planning S106 requirement; whilst an additional three homes are being purchased to provide shared ownership housing, part funded through Homes England grant subsidy.

Decision:

On 21 October 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 a Development Agreement and Contract with the house builder to acquire the freehold interest of the seventeen 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 5.15pm on Friday 28 October 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: Grainne O'Rourke, Strategic Director of Housing, Communities and Governance Email: grainne.orourke@nfdc.gov.uk, Tim Davis, Service Manager - Housing Strategy & Development Email: tim.davis@nfdc.gov.uk.

Publication date: 21/10/2022

Effective from: 29/10/2022

Accompanying Documents: