Decision details

Having considered a confidential officer 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 and by a vote of 10-0:

RESOLVED that:

(1) the content and recommendations be considered in conjunction with the

 Part 1 report;

(2) the overall viability of the Council’s Building for Lewisham Programme be

noted;

(3) the financial position of the sites being delivered be approved as part of

the 2014-2018 programme and where necessary, extends the scheme

budgets as described in Tables 1-3;

(4) the impact on the Council’s Housing Revenue and General Fund

prudential borrowing required to deliver the Building for Lewisham Programme

be noted;

(5) the schemes at Drakes Court, Evelyn Community Centre, Greystead

Road, Hensford Gardens and Markwell Close be added to the Building for

Lewisham Programme;

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

are to proceed from RIBA Stage 1 completion to construction contract tender

subject to viability and financial hurdles being met;

(7) the former Fairlawn Nursery Annex and Walsham Road garages are to

proceed from RIBA Stage 1 completion to construction contract tender subject

to viability and financial hurdles being met at completion of RIBA Stage 2;

(8) Evelyn Community Centre proceed from RIBA Stage 0 through to

construction contract tender subject to viability and financial hurdles being

met;

(9) the first and second phases of development at Dacres Road are combined

into a single scheme and the budgets combined;

(10) the first and second phases of development at Valentine Court are

combined into a single scheme and the budgets combined;

(11) Stated expenditure be approved to fund costs of directly delivering the

sites listed in 2.5 up to construction stage tender, subject to s105 consultation

and successful grant of planning permission;

(12) the scheme at the Former Fairlawn Nursery Annexe be added to the

Building for Lewisham Programme and delegates authority to the Executive

Director of Housing, Regeneration and Environment to approve further stated

expenditure to fund costs of directly delivering the site up to construction

stage tender, subject to s105 consultation and successful grant of planning

permission;

(13) the scheme at the Walsham House Garages be added to the Building for

Lewisham Programme and delegates authority to the Executive Director of

Housing Regeneration and Environment to approve further stated expenditure

to fund costs of directly delivering the site up to tender, subject to s105

consultation and successful grant of planning permission;

(14) a stated sum of budget which had been allocated to aborted schemes in

the Building for Lewisham Programme be re-proportioned across the

remaining sites listed in Table 5;

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

appoint a contractor to deliver construction works for 32 new homes at the

schemes known as Mayow Road as part of the Building for Lewisham

programme, for a stated sum which includes a stated contingency;

(16) the Total Scheme Cost for Mayow Road be approved and this sum

made available to Lewisham Homes in order to deliver this project;

(17) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Housing

Regeneration and Environment in consultation with the Council’s s151 officer

and Director of Law to approve any mitigations measures required as a result

of negotiations with the NHS, prior to Lewisham Homes entering into the

contract;

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

appoint a contractor to deliver construction works for 6 new homes at the

schemes known as Canonbie Road as part of the Building for Lewisham

programme, for up to a stated sum including a stated contingency;

(19) the Total Scheme Cost for Canonbie Road be approved and this sum be

made available to Lewisham Homes in order to deliver this project;

(20) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Housing

Regeneration and Environment and the Council’s Section 151 Officer to

approve minor programme level variations on the financial performance of

individual schemes up to 10% of the approved scheme budget;

(21) the grant of a lease of the 24 temporary accommodation units at Mayow

Road to Lewisham Homes Limited be approved and authority be delegated to

the Executive Director for Housing, Regeneration and Environment, in

consultation with the Interim Director of Regeneration and the Director of Law,

to negotiate and agree the terms of the lease and all associated

documentation and note that the terms must be agreed with Lewisham

Homes prior to the allocation of funding to Lewisham Homes to appoint a

contractor to deliver the construction works; and

(22) the grant of a lease of the building at Canonbie Road to Lewisham

Homes Limited be approved and authority be delegated to the Executive

Director for Housing, Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the

Interim Director of Regeneration and the Director of Law, to negotiate and

agree the terms of the lease and all associated documentation note that terms

must be agreed with Lewisham Homes prior to the allocation of funding to

Lewisham Homes to appoint a contractor to deliver the construction works;

(23) the extension of the existing lease arrangements at PLACE Ladywell with

Lewisham Homes until the redevelopment of that site takes place be

approved and authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Housing,

Regeneration and Environment, in consultation with the Interim Director of

Regeneration and the Director of Law, to take the necessary steps to do this

in agreement with Lewisham Homes; and

(24) the grant of a lease of the 34 temporary accommodation units at Edward

Street to Lewisham Homes Limited be approved and authority be delegated to

the Executive Director for Housing, Regeneration and Environment, in

consultation with the Interim Director of Regeneration and the Director of Law,

to negotiate and agree the terms of the lease and all associated

documentation.