Decision details

Having considered a confidential report, and a presentation by the

Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Paul Bell, the Mayor and

Cabinet for the reasons set out in the report by a vote of 10-0: :

RESOLVED that:

(1)          subject to the Director for Corporate Resources having confirmed that the budget for the acquisition is in place, the Executive Director for Housing, Regeneration and Environment be authorised to make an offer of up to an agreed limit to Network Rail for the acquisition of eastern part of Land at Pool Court and notes the other anticipated costs associated with acquisition referred to in the report;

(2)          authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Housing, Regeneration and Environment in consultation with the Head of Legal, to finalise the terms of the legal documentation for the acquisition of eastern part of land at Pool Court, Fordmill Road, Catford from Network Rail Infrastructure Limited;

(3)          authority be delegated to officers to procure an architect in order to finalise the design and achieve full planning permission by December 2020, for a six pitch permanent travellers’ site on land at Pool Court. An estimated budget for this element of the project is based upon historic design and development costs across recent capital delivery projects; and

(4)          the allocation of an agreed maximum sum of affordable housing S106 contribution from the development on the site of the former Catford Greyhound stadium (planning application number DC/07/67276) to fund the increased budget requirement, as set out in the Financial Implications section be approved.