Purpose

To facilitate the provision of community-led
affordable housing and community space.

Content

BCC will grant £458,855 to Southmead
Development Trust (SDT) for pre-development infrastructure abnormal
works at Glencoyne Square, following a separate grant of
£281,145 for pre-development related costs in support of a
new planning application. This grant is being made separately
following Homes England’s recent approval of the
re-allocation of further funding for development abnormals. This
will support the delivery of community-led affordable housing, a
new library, and community space. This funding is provided by Homes
England through a £3.6m Housing Infrastructure Fund grant,
and the funding re-allocation has been agreed in principle and a
deed of variation on the contract is underway. Cabinet approved the
acceptance and expenditure of the HIF grant on 3 July 2018, with an
update on 2 July 2019.