Decision details

Having considered an open officer report, and a presentation by the Cabinet

Member for Housing, Councillor Paul Bell, the Mayor and Cabinet agreed that:

(1) the programme update provided for the Council’s housebuilding

programme be noted;

(2) Burnt Ash Garages and Mill Gardens Garages be removed from the

Building for Lewisham Programme;

(3) the schemes at Drakes Court, Evelyn Community Centre, Former Fairlawn

Nursery Annexe, Greystead Road, Hensford Gardens, Markwell Close and

Walsham Road Garages be added to the Building for Lewisham Programme;

(4) Drakes Court, Greystead Road, Hensford Gardens and Markwell Close

proceed from RIBA Stage 1 completion to construction contract tender;

(5) Fairlawn Nursery Annex and Walsham Road garages proceed from RIBA

1 completion to construction contract tender subject to the scheme viability

meeting the required financial hurdles at completion of RIBA Stage 2;

(6) this report is accompanied by a Part 2 report outlining the financial

parameters of the programme as well as requests for additional spend

required in order to take the schemes forward;

(7) progress in relation to the new governance processes and procedures

which will be used to monitor the programme be noted;

(8) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Housing Regeneration

and Environment to initiate and carry out any s105 consultation required for

schemes within the Building for Lewisham programme, at the appropriate

time;

(9) responses to any s105 consultation be referred back to Mayor and Cabinet

for consideration and approval to continue with the development;

(10) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Housing,

Regeneration and Environment to approve the submission of proposals for

planning permission and discharge of conditions, non-material amendments

and section 73 applications, where applicable, for approved schemes within

the Building for Lewisham Programme and authorises the Executive Director

for Housing, Regeneration and Environment to instruct Lewisham Homes to

act on behalf of the Council with respect to all of the above, subject to

approval to continue with the development being given by Mayor and Cabinet

following consideration of any s105 consultation required;

(11) officers will return to Mayor and Cabinet to approve the allocation of

budgets for the purpose of commencement of construction work;

(12) the allocation of funding which will be used by Lewisham Homes to

appoint a contractor to deliver construction works for 32 new homes be

approved at the scheme known as Mayow Road, further details of which are

included in Part 2;

(13) the allocation of funding which will be used by Lewisham Homes to

appoint a contractor to deliver construction works for 6 new homes be

approved at the scheme known as Canonbie Road, further details of which

are included in Part 2; and

(14) the procurement strategy adopted by Lewisham Homes and the tender

analysis they have undertaken to progress Mayow Road and Canonbie Road

to this point be noted.