Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
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.
Publication date: 10/07/2020
Date of decision: 09/07/2020
Decided at meeting: 09/07/2020 - Mayor and Cabinet
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