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(Cabinet Member with Special Responsibility Councillor Hamilton-Cox)

Report of the Head of Resources

Report to follow.  A decision on this item will be required at this meeting but publication of the report has been delayed, as information is awaited from an external party.

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

Cabinet received a report from the Head of Resources to obtain a decision regarding offers received for the land at Mossgate, Heysham.  The report was exempt from publication by virtue of paragraph 3, of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972.

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 Leytham:-

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

Councillors then voted:-

Resolved unanimously:

(1)                    That Cabinet approve Option 1 as outlined in the exempt report.

(2)                    That the Head of Resources be authorised to update the General Fund Capital Programme to reflect the Section 106 grant allocation as set out in the exempt report.

Officer responsible for effecting the decision:

Head of Resources

Reasons for making the decision:

In line with the Council’s Corporate Property Strategy, the Council had planned to dispose of this asset at best value. Separately, the Council’s Corporate Plan includes Housing Regeneration as a priority as well as seeking new opportunities to include affordable housing within schemes.  There is a relationship to the Core Strategy adopted in July 2008, setting out a sufficient supply of affordable housing as being a key local priority The Housing Strategy and Housing Action Plan 2012 – 2017 – paragraph 2.16 specifically sets out the need for the Council to support Registered Providers to deliver affordable housing schemes on its own land.  The decision is in support of all these aims and objectives.