Agenda item

Report from the Strategic Director for Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations:

That Cabinet:

1.    Approves development of the Netherfield Court and York Road sites in Eastwood to build a projected 31 new homes for council rent.

2.    Delegates authority to the Assistant Director of Housing in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing to make amendments to the scheme design, where this is necessary to comply with Planning and other statutory consultee requirements, or where site conditions otherwise prescribe a design alteration.

Consideration was given to the report which sought approval from Cabinet to develop the Council-owned Netherfield Court and York Road sites in Eastwood to build a projected 31 new homes for Council rent. Both sites were held in the Housing Revenue Account and were situated in areas comprising existing Council homes.

Netherfield Court was projected to deliver 14 three-bed houses and 5 four-bed houses. York Road was projected to deliver 2 two-bed houses, 6 three-bed houses and 4 two-bed apartments for older people. Local need had indicated that these types of housing were most needed in the Eastwood area.

The latest project Programme forecasted that a start on site should take place in Summer to Autumn 2023, with completion of all dwellings by Spring 2026.

The indicative site plans were attached to the report at Appendix 1.

Resolved:-

1.    That Cabinet approve development of the Netherfield Court and York Road sites in Eastwood to build a projected 31 new homes for Council rent.

2.    That Cabinet delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Housing in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing to make amendments to the scheme design, where this is necessary to comply with planning and other statutory consultee requirements, or where site conditions prescribe a design alternation.