Decision details

Authority to enter into a Design and Build Contract for the construction of new dwellings at 83-87 Three Bridges Road and other site matters.

The Cabinet Member for Housing presented report CH/176 of the Head of Crawley Homes, which sort approval for the authority to enter into a Design and Build Contract for the construction of approximately 14 new affordable residential units at 83-87 Three Bridges Road, Three Bridges, Crawley as part of the Council’s own build housing programme. The report also sort approval for the appropriation of land at 83-87 Three Bridges Road, Crawley for planning purposes in order to facilitate its future development.

Following further explanation over the reasons for the change of use of the site for planning purposes, the Cabinet confirmed that they were in support of the proposal.

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet notes the report and:

1)            approves the appointment of Contractor C under a single stage Design and Build Contract for the development at the 83-87 Three Bridges Road hostel site. The Contractor to work with the Council to undertake the detailed design and construction of the final scheme.

2)            approves the appropriation of land at 83-87 Three Bridges Road, Crawley a hostel site that is currently held for housing purposes on the grounds that it is no longer required for those purposes and approves the appropriation of the land for planning purposes to facilitate the carrying out of the development of the site in accordance with Section 122(i) of the Local Government Act 1972 and Section 226 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

3)            delegates to the Head of Crawley Homes, in consultation with the Head of Strategic Housing and Planning, the Head of Finance, Revenues and Benefit, the Head of Legal and Democratic Services and the Cabinet Member for Housing the decision to appropriate the 83-87 Three Bridges Road hostel site from planning purposes to housing purposes, in accordance with Section 9 of the Housing Act 1985 and section 122(i) of the Local Government Act 1972, if necessary.

Reasons for the Recommendations

To provide housing for Crawley residents in need from the housing register.

To continue the delivery of dwellings funded from the HRA as part of HRA business plan and the Council’s RTB Receipts (one-for-one) funding programme.

To enable the development of the site to proceed and be completed without the encumbrance of any third party rights.

Delegated authority for any future appropriation back to housing purposes from planning purposes gives the Council the flexibility to avoid any potential adverse accounting implications.