Purpose

To seek approval for full budget for the
council house development site at Warren Lane Depot and to submit a
planning application

Decision

           
R E S O L V E D – that:
 
A)  
Officers prepare detailed proposals for the
development of the Warren Lane depot site in Hurst Green for a mix
of 2 and 3 bed houses for affordable rent and submit a planning
application to develop the site and that a budget of
£9,937,406.00 for the project be approved.

 
B)  
authority be delegated to the CEO in consultation
with the Council’s Leadership (as detailed in Standing Order
46 of the Council’s Constitution) to procure and award a
contract for the proposed development to the most economically
advantageous tenderer, subject to the outcome of the planning
process and construction costs being within the approved
budget.
 
C)  
the above approval to proceed includes the
appointment of other specialist consultants and surveyors to act
for, or advise, the Council and the commissioning of necessary
reports to take the schemes forward through to completion, all
subject to the Council’s Standing Orders and Financial
Regulations.