On 9 February
2021, Cabinet:-
(i) Approved
the FBC attached to the report as Appendix A for the Scheme, and delegated any
changes to the FBC for the Scheme financial expenditure of up to 10% to the
Interim Assistant Director, Housing Development;
(ii) Approved
the 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 successor Homes England
Framework Agreement);
(iii) 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 2.1;
(iv) 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;
(v) Authorised
the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth to utilise Compulsory Purchase Order
(CPO) powers in accordance with Section 17 of the Housing Act 1985 and /or
Section 226 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, and Section 13 of the
Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990 where required to facilitate
the scheme;
(vi) Authorised
the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth to consider the result of any
consultations regarding the loss of any Public Open Space notices in accordance
with Section 123 (2A) of the Local Government Act 1972;
(vii) 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;
(ix) 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;
(x) Delegated
to the Acting Director, Inclusive Growth the power to amend or vary the
development boundaries by up to 10% for the Scheme;
(xi) 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), or any other
funding agency to facilitate the scheme if required;
(xii) Authorised
the City Solicitor (or their delegate) take all steps necessary for the
preparation of any compulsory purchase orders which will be needed, 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
recommendations.
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