On 28 April 2026 Cabinet:-
(i)
Delegated
authority to the Executive Director of City Housing and Cabinet Member for
Housing & Homelessness in consultation with the Executive Director of
Finance and Section 151 Officer (or their delegate) and the City Solicitor
& Monitoring Officer (or their delegate) to:
(ii)
Accept
and spend £4,631,564 of Homes England grant as part of the acquisition of
Botham Place alongside s141 receipts allocated to the budget set out in the
Housing Revenue Account (HRA);
(iii)
Accept
and spend £14m of West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) grant to deliver
supported housing for single homeless households and rough sleepers over the
next 3 years; and
(iv)
Accept
and spend future Homes England grants which enable the Council to undertake
residential acquisitions made as part of the Acquisitions Strategy 2025-2030
approved in November 2025, and that are consistent with the annual budget set
out in the prevailing Housing Revenue Account Business Plan. It should be noted
that for any decisions over the threshold, the key decision process will still
apply.
THE
DEADLINE FOR CALL IN IS 1600 HOURS ON TUESDAY 5 MAY 2026.
On the 05 May 2026 at 1431 hours , a request for call-in was submitted by Councillors Robert Alden and Gareth Moore. No action on the decision can be taken until the request for call-in has been considered by the relevant O&S Committee within 15 days of the decision being posted.