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 progress of the Achilles Street estate regeneration scheme be noted;
(2) the response to the consultation carried out under s105 of the Housing Act
1985 between 17 March 2020 and 15 April 2020 be noted;
(3) Having considered the responses to the consultation, with the plans to
redevelop the Achilles Street Estate be continued;
(4) authority be delegated to the Executive Director for Housing, Regeneration
and Environment in conjunction with the Head of Law to serve Initial
Demolition Notices on all secure tenants on the Achilles Street Estate
pursuant to paragraph 4(2) of Schedule 5A of the Housing Act 1985 (as
amended) at such time as deemed appropriate;
(5) the suspension of letting secure tenancies on the Achilles Street Estate[FK1] be
approved;
(6) officers will commence full housing assessments for all secure tenants of
the Achilles Street estate;
(7) any secure tenant on the Achilles Street estate who receives an offer of
alternative accommodation and moves out of their property in advance of the
decant officially commencing receives a discretionary payment equivalent to
the statutory home loss payment and reasonable disbursement costs they
would otherwise have been entitled to;
(8) the potential requirement be noted for the Housing Needs Manager to
exercise their discretion to award additional priority to secure tenants and
resident leaseholders of the Achilles Street estate when specialist or large
properties become available for letting.