Issue - decisions

Date of Decision:

28^th March 2024

Title:

Purchase of seven new homes at Infirmary Road, Parkgate under the Small Sites Homebuilder Initiative.

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

James Clark, Assistant Director of Housing

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Enaction of recommendation 3 of from the latest Housing Delivery Programme Report – 2024/25, approved by Cabinet 22 January 2024:

“That Cabinet approves the purchase of homes from any of the schemes identified in Exempt Appendix 5”.

and further to approval of the subsequent Full Business Case – Infirmary Road, Parkgate (SME Initiative) approved 28 March 2024 in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing.

Decision:

Approval to enter into contract with Allert Building and Construction Ltd to purchase seven new homes at Infirmary Road, Parkgate.  Identified in Appendix 5 to the January 2024 Cabinet report.

The Council will purchase:

·       Four no. two-bedroom houses

·       Three no. three-bedroom houses

The homes are scheduled to be handed over August / September 2024 and will be brought into the Council’s existing housing stock and made available to applicants from the Housing Register.

Reasons for the Decision:

The decision has been taken in-line with the Cabinet approval, to ensure that the Council can continue to deliver new council homes to meet residents’ needs.

The financial detail of the acquisitions is set out within the capital business case. It is not included within the decision record on the basis that it is commercially sensitive. This is in-line with the over-arching Cabinet report exemption.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Previous Housing Delivery Programme reports have considered the alternative option not to pursue new acquisition opportunities and this was not recommended because the Council needs to ensure a continuous pipeline to deliver the Council homes needed.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

None declared.

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

N/A

Reports or parts of reports considered

Report of the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health – Housing Development Programme Report – 2024/25.

Full Business Case (FBC) – Infirmary Road, Parkgate (SME Initiative)