Decision details

Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Damien Egan, the Mayor agreed that:

(1) the progress update on the New Homes, Better Places Programme be

noted;

(2) the design development and consultation which has been carried out on

the proposed re-development of the garages at Algernon Close, including the

statutory Section 105 Consultation be noted;

(3) having considered the responses to the statutory Section 105 consultation

on the proposed re-development of the garages at Algernon Close, Lewisham

Homes should proceed to submit a planning application to deliver five new

Council homes on the site;

(4) the success of the Councils Expression of Interest (EOI) to the GLA

Innovation Fund, and current progress made towards finalising designs and

overall programme costings for the four schemes be noted:

(5) officers be authorised to bid for funding from the GLA Innovation Fund to

deliver four of the projects within the 500 home programme using modern

methods of construction in the same manner as at PLACE/Ladywell, at an

estimated value of £14m; and

(6) Subject to the bid being successful, authority for agreeing the terms of the

grant agreements with the GLA be delegated to the Executive Director for

Resources and Regeneration, in consultation with the Head of Law.