Decision details

Permission is being sought to delegate authority the CWB Director and the S151 officer to go out to the market and appoint on 6 new housing development sites above £5m in value.

Decision deferred: from October to November Cabinet Meeting to allow further work to be undertaken. 

RESOLVED that Cabinet:

(1)       Note the contents of the report and progress to date in delivering both the New Council Homes Programme (NCHP) and other programmes and projects in place to deliver a total of 5,000 new affordable homes in the borough by 2024.

(2)       Approve the following 5 development sites, as detailed within the report:

·                    Dudden Hill Community Centre (Brent Indian Community Centre);

·                    Honeypot Lane;

·                    London Road;

·                    Learie Constantine; and

·                    Stonebridge (3 individual sites).

(3)       Agrees to delegate authority to the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing, in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing and Welfare Reform, to award development / construction contracts with developers / contractors in respect of the sites listed in (2) above using the procurement approach set out within section 7 of report.

(4)       Note the steps being taken as set out principally in Sections 4 and 8 of the report, to add value to the programme, specifically in relation to stakeholder engagement, quality management, landscaping and communications.

(5)       For the reasons detailed in paragraph 6.6 of the report, to agree to delegate authority to the Strategic Director of Community Wellbeing, in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing and Welfare Reform, to award development / construction contracts with developers / contractors in respect of any sites listed in Section 6 should these be classified as High Value Contracts on receipt of tenders.