Decision

Appendices A & B to this report are exempt from publication because they contain information of the kind described in paragraphs 14 and 21 of parts 4 and 5 of Schedule 12 A to the Local Government Act 1972

AGREED: that the additional expenditure (detailed in Appendix A) relating to the property purchase agreement of 78 residential apartments for social housing and 5 ground floor units with potential for use as commercial space at Scott Harbour, Butetown be approved.

Reasons for the decision

The expenditure includes elements of work over and above those included with the developers ‘outline specification agreement’ and the original acquisition price. The additional costs relate to design changes and work required to better align development proposal with council preference, Secured-By-Design and WDQR standards for social housing (e.g. creation of a secure rear courtyard for resident benefit). Additional expense has also been incurred fitting out some ground floor commercial space that would otherwise have been left as ‘empty shell’ units under the original proposal.