Officer Decisions

Date of Decision:

22 June 2022

Title:

Strategic acquisition of 42 new homes from the Laughton Gate development in Throapham

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Paul Walsh, Acting Assistant Director for Housing

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

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

Enaction of recommendation 1 from the Housing Strategic Acquisitions Report, approved by Cabinet 20 June 2022:

“1. That Cabinet agrees to purchase the homes identified in Exempt Appendix 1, subject to Ward Member consultation being carried out, and agreement by the Assistant Director for Housing, Cabinet Member for Housing and Section 151 Officer. This is subject to the budget parameters as set out in the Council’s approved Capital Programme.”

and further to approval of the subsequent Full Business Case – Strategic Acquisition of New Homes at Laughton Gate, Oldcotes Road, Throapham, approved 22 June 2022 in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing.

Decision:

Approval to enter into contract with Harron Homes to purchase 42 new homes from the Laughton Gate development in Throapham– identified in Appendix 1 to the June 2022 Cabinet report.

The Council will purchase:

·       Twenty-four (24), two-bedroom houses

·       Eighteen (18), three-bedroom house

The homes 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:

The June 2022 Cabinet report considered deferring the acquisitions into a later Cabinet report, but this was not recommended as it may have resulted in one or more of the opportunities being missed.

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 Strategic Acquisitions.

Full business case – Strategic Acquisition of New Homes at Laughton Gate, Oldcotes Road, Throapham.

Date of Decision:

24 June 2022

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Simon Moss, Assistant Director Planning, Regeneration & Transport

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

That Full Business Cases for 4 Town Deal funded projects are approved following the report to Cabinet in May 2022 noting Full Business Cases will be approved by the Strategic Director of Regeneration & Environment in consultation with the Council’s S151 Officer and Cabinet Member for Jobs and the Local Economy.

That the Assistant Director for Planning, Regeneration & Transport submits the Summary Documents to DLUHC by exercising the delegation “bidding for external funding and grant aid, special financial packages for economic development/regeneration for both revenue and capital schemes, and their subsequent implementation”

Brief Description of Decision:

This report seeks to progress the next stage of Rotherham’s Town Deal through the approval of Full Business Cases and the subsequent submission of Summary Documents to the Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities.

Reasons for the Decision:

A condition of the Town Deal Heads of Terms is the submission of summary documents, following local assurance of projects to DLUHC by 30 June.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

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

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

Reports or parts of reports considered

Date of Decision:

23 June 2022

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Simon Moss

Assistant Director, Planning, Regeneration and Transport

Specific Delegation:

(If any)

To promote, consider objections to and implement Traffic Regulation Orders under the Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

Brief Description of Decision:

Approval of the implementation of the proposed 40mph speed limit on Grange Lane / Fish Pond Lane Maltby.

Reasons for the Decision:

To improve the road safety environment for all vulnerable road users along Grange Lane and Fish Pond Lane, Maltby.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

Do nothing. This option is not being promoted as this does not resolve the road safety concerns of having an inappropriate speed limit along Grange Lane and Fish Pond Lane.

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

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

Reports or parts of reports considered