Decision Details

Additional Portfolios: Cabinet Member for Finance and Governance and Cabinet Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods

On 16 March 2021, Cabinet:-

1. Approved the FBC attached to this report as Appendix A, to the report, for the Scheme, and delegates any changes to the FBC for the Scheme financial expenditure of up to 10% to the Interim Assistant Director, Housing Development;

2. Approved the procurement strategy and commencement of the procurement activity for the housing development and associated works for the Scheme using the Homes England Delivery Partner Panel 3 Framework Agreement or its successor;

3. Delegated the approval of the contract award for the Scheme to the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth in conjunction with the Assistant Director, Development and Commercial (or their delegate), the Interim Chief Finance Officer (or their delegate) and the City Solicitor (or their delegate) subject to the costs being within the FBC approval in accordance with paragraph (i) above;

    

4. Authorised the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth to seek consent from the Secretary of State under Section 174 of Localism Act 2011, to exclude the new council properties developed through the Scheme from the Right to Buy pooling requirements, and to ensure that any capital receipts generated from any future sale of homes under the Right to Buy are retained by the Council for reinvestment in future housing delivery;

5. Authorised the Assistant Director, Transport and Connectivity to grant technical approval of the Scheme highways proposals and progress the preferred option to detailed design which will be the responsibility of the appointed contractor;

6. Authorised the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth to submit and process all necessary highway closures and notices required to facilitate the Scheme highlighted in the FBC and to enter into any appropriate agreements for the creation, improvement and alterations to highway access to the sites;

    

7. Delegated to the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth the power to amend or vary the development boundaries by 10% for the Scheme;

    

8. Delegated authority to the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth to submit funding applications to Homes England (HE), West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), European Regional Fund or any other funding agency;

    

9. Approved the acceptance of grant and spend from the European Regional Fund of up to £521,078, subject to approval of the bid;

10. Authorised the City Solicitor (or their delegate) to take all steps necessary for the preparation of any documents, including the appointment of references to carry out land ownership enquiries and to negotiate, execute and complete all necessary documentation to give effect to the above decisions.

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