On 10
November 2020, Cabinet:-
(i) Approved
the revised Full Business Case (FBC) for the development of sites at the
Abbeyfields estate and the Birchfield estate. The FBC is attached as Appendix A
of the report;
(ii) Approved
the award of contract to Jessup Brothers Ltd following a further competition
exercise using the Homes England Delivery Partner Panel 3 (DPP3) Framework
Agreement for the construction of 21 homes (19 for outright sale and 2 for
rent) at the Abbeyfields estate in Erdington. The details on the contract award
are outlined in the Exempt Appendix B of the report;
(iii) Approved
the extension of the Council’s Dynamic Purchasing System for Housing Development
for Small Sites for a period of up to twelve months whilst the future
procurement strategy for BHMT schemes is developed;
(iv) Agreed
to approve the award of contract to J Harper & Sons (Leominster) Ltd
following a further competition exercise using the Council’s Dynamic Purchasing
System (DPS) for the construction of 18 open market sale homes at Birchfield
through the Council’s Forward Homes brand. The details on the contract award
are outlined in the Exempt Appendix C of the report;
(v) In the
event that the homes for sale at Birchfield or Abbeyfields become unviable for
outright sale, delegated approval is given to the Acting Director, Inclusive
Growth in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods, to
switch the tenure of these homes to social rented properties for the City
Council, subject to the availability of funding;
(vi) Authorised
the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth to seek consent from the Secretary of
State under Section 174 of the Localism Act 2011, to exclude the new council
properties developed through these proposals 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;
(vii) Authorised
the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth to receive the result of any
consultations regarding the loss of Public Open Space notices in accordance with
Section 123 (2A) of the Local Government Act 1972 and to decide whether to proceed
under Section 122(2A) in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and
Neighbourhoods;
(viii) Authorised
the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth to develop the highways proposals and
progress the preferred option to detailed design;
(ix) Authorised
the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth to submit and process all necessary
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for alterations to highway access to the sites;
(x) Delegated
authority to the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth the power to amend or vary
by 10% the development boundaries of any of the sites;
(xi) Delegated
authority to the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth to submit applications to
Homes England (HE), West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), the Ministry of
Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG), or any other funding agency,
where opportunities arise for grant funding and/or borrowing approvals to
support future phases of new housing development;
(xii) Approved
any prudential borrowing required by the City Council to allow for the
residential development of the sites outlined within the report;
(xiii) Authorised
the Interim City Solicitor (or their delegate) to negotiate, execute and
complete all necessary documentation to give effect to the above
recommendations.
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