Purpose

This funding support enables the Council to
fast-track site feasibility work on sites intended for 3rd party
delivery where there is no current budget to de-risk development or
determine the most appropriate use for the development opportunity.
This funding supports the Council’s Community Led Housing
programme and supported housing development opportunities and will
progress other potential sites to support the delivery of
affordable housing.

Content

To enter into a Grant Funding Agreement with
Homes England for the sum of up to £325,000 to support the
costs of ground investigation, site and other surveys and
feasibility studies, and the capacity to manage the workload, to
further the development potential of BCC land in the City and
improve affordable housing delivery.