Purpose

This report provides an update on the
development, in consultation with residents, of new housing
proposals and the proposed arrangements for a resident ballot. In
addition to a brief update on the wider progress of the Alton
Renewal Plan.

Decision

A) Note the proposed design,
layout and scale of the new housing proposed for the Alton
Estate.
B) Note the proposed provision
of community and retail facilities.
C) Note the programme of
consultation and co-production which has supported development of
these proposals.
D) Note the proposed timeline
and procedure for resident ballot, including the recommended ballot
area.
E) Approve the progression of
the estate renewal proposals to resident ballot in Autumn
2025.
F) Delegate the development and
approval of a Landlord Offer based on the development proposals and
housing offer terms set out below and in the Appendices to the
Director of Place and Executive Director of Housing and
Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing.
G) Delegate any further decisions required to ensure a timely
progression to a resident ballot to the Director of Place and
Executive Director of Housing and Regeneration, in consultation
with the Cabinet Member for Housing.
H) Subject to a successful
outcome from the ballot, approve the development and submission of
a hybrid planning application for the scheme and delegate approval
of its submission to the Director of Place and Executive Director
of Housing and Regeneration, in consultation with the Cabinet
Member for Housing.
I) Note the provisional budget
and sources of investment to deliver the scheme and the expected
financial parameters for investment.
J) Note that some costs and
funding sources are yet to be fully determined and
secured.
K) Note that a further report
will come to Cabinet in Autumn 2025, updating on housing viability
modelling and seeking approval for General Fund capital investment
in the Community Hub Civic Building and the Portswood Place development.