Decision details

(Cabinet Members with Special Responsibility Councillors Hamilton-Cox & Matthews)

Cabinet received a report from the Head of Housing, and Head of Property, Investment, and Regeneration to update on previous agreed actions and consider next steps in progressing the early phase Canal Quarter housing proposals.  Whilst the report was exempt from publication by virtue of paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972 with the agreement of the meeting the Leader requested that the recommendations be included in the public minute, unless commercially sensitive.

The options, options analysis, including risk assessment and officer preferred option, were set out in the exempt report.

Councillor Hamilton-Cox proposed, seconded by Councillor Cary Matthews:-

“That the recommendations as set out in the exempt report, be approved.”

Councillors then voted:-

Resolved unanimously:

(1)        That Officers progress to the tender stage of the preferred developer competition to assess proposals from the short-listed parties interested in promoting a housing scheme for the Nelson Street site.

(2)        That Tender documentation / developer prospectus is issued to the shortlisted parties, detailing the council’s specific conditions, aspirations, and objectives for the development.

(3)        That the specific conditions include the requirement that the completed development must achieve at least a minimum 75% reduction in carbon emissions against Part L of the Building Regulations 2013.

(4)        That proposals are assessed by officers against the balanced scorecard of price (offer) / quality / social value factors.

(5)        That Officers report on the outcome of the tender phase and recommend a preferred proposal / Preferred Developer Partner (PDP) to Cabinet.

(6)        That authority to offer the PDP an exclusivity period and move on to finalise the formal development agreement with the council is made by Cabinet following consideration of the tender phase report.

(7)      Resolution 7 is set out in a minute exempt from publication by virtue of  paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act, 1972.

Officers responsible for effecting the decision:

Head of Housing, and Head of Property, Investment, and Regeneration

Reasons for making the decision:

The decision is consistent with the Council’s priorities.   Exactly how the decision fits with Council’s priorities is set out in the exempt minute.