15 Telford Place Land Proposal
Housing Portfolio
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To consider report SHAP/86 of the Head of Strategic Housing Services, which was referred to the meeting of the Overview and Scrutiny Commission held on 4 July 2022.
Report to be circulated separately as agreed by the Leader.
Decision:
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RESOLVED
That the Cabinet is recommended to
a) approves the proposed Telford Place procurement strategy towards achieving the objective of a policy-compliant residential development as detailed in Sections 5 and 6 of report SHAP/86.
b) approves the proposed Telford Place land strategy as the preferred procurement option to meet the Council’s objectives of delivering a viable residential development as detailed in Sections 5 and 6 of report SHAP/86.
c) approves the proposed Telford Place planning strategy, along with any procurement requirements to deliver this strategy as detailed in Sections 5 and 6 of report SHAP/86, in the event of Recommendation 2.2 b) not being approved or not proceeding into contract.
d) delegates authority to the Head of Strategic Housing Services, the Head of Crawley Homes, the Head of Corporate Finance, and the Head of Governance, People & Performance, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Housing, to enter into the necessary contracts, and complete all relevant legal documentation to achieve any of the approved recommendations above
(Generic Delegation 2 and 3 will be used to enact this recommendation).
Reasons for the Recommendations
The Council acquired the Telford Place site in 2015 for the purposes of delivering this site as a policy compliant residential scheme. Following two failed attempts to procure a development partner the Council needs to consider alternative options for this site to be progressed. The options being proposed aim to safeguard the HIF funding and ensure the delivery of affordable housing on this site
Minutes:
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The Cabinet Member for Housing, with support from the Housing Enabling & Development Manager, presented report SHAP/86 of the Head of Strategic Housing Services which requested that Cabinet consider recommendations associated with the Telford Place site.
Councillor T Belben presented the Overview and Scrutiny Commission’s comments on the report to the Cabinet following consideration of the matter at its meeting on 4 July 2022, which included acknowledgement that the development opportunity would be subject to a planning application, which would address development characteristics, water neutrality, scale of the building, car parking and any potential impacts.
Councillor Jones spoke in support of the proposals contained within the report and asked that the Cabinet record its thanks to officers for their hard work in bringing forward the proposed deal to finally move forward with the Telford Place development, especially in light of the numerous previous attempts to develop the site having not been successful. Councillor C Mullins also spoke on the report.
RESOLVED
That the Cabinet is recommended to
a) approves the proposed Telford Place procurement strategy towards achieving the objective of a policy-compliant residential development as detailed in Sections 5 and 6 of report SHAP/86.
b) approves the proposed Telford Place land strategy as the preferred procurement option to meet the Council’s objectives of delivering a viable residential development as detailed in Sections 5 and 6 of report SHAP/86.
c) approves the proposed Telford Place planning strategy, along with any procurement requirements to deliver this strategy as detailed in Sections 5 and 6 of report SHAP/86, in the event of Recommendation 2.2 b) not being approved or not proceeding into contract.
d) Delegate authority to the Head of Strategic Housing Services, the Head of Crawley Homes, the Head of Corporate Finance, and the Head of Governance, People & Performance, in consultation with the Leader of the Council and the Cabinet Member for Housing, to enter into the necessary contracts, and complete all relevant legal documentation to achieve any of the approved recommendations above
(Generic Delegation 2 and 3 will be used to enact this recommendation).
Reasons for the Recommendations
The Council acquired the Telford Place site in 2015 for the purposes of delivering this site as a policy compliant residential scheme. Following two failed attempts to procure a development partner the Council needs to consider alternative options for this site to be progressed. The options being proposed aim to safeguard the HIF funding and ensure the delivery of affordable housing on this site
9 Telford Place Land Proposal
Minutes:
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The Commission considered report SHAP/86 of the Head of Strategic Housing.
The report requested the Cabinet to consider recommendations associated with the Telford Place site.
During the discussion with the Leader of the Council, Cabinet Member for Housing and the Housing Enabling & Development Manager, the following comments were made:
· Recognition that the site at Telford Place had significant potential to contribute towards meeting Crawley’s housing needs. There was support for the mix of housing and it remained a site of strategic significance within the context of achieving residential development within the town centre.
· Acknowledgement that the development opportunity would be subject to a planning application, which would address development characteristics, water neutrality, scale of the building, car parking and any potential impacts.
RESOLVED
That the Commission noted the report and requested that the views expressed during the debate, were fed back to the Cabinet through the Commission’s Comment sheet.