Issue - meetings

Wembley District Council (the Council as successor in title) entered into a covenant with trustees of the Oakington Manor Estate not to develop open land at the rear of Vivian Avenue. Network Housing Group have secured a planning permission to develop the site for an extra care housing scheme for the frail elderly and have requested a deed of release from the covenant from the council. The benefits of new supported housing for the elderly, along with retention of part of the site for community allotments, are such that it is recommended that the council enter into such a deed.

that approval be given to release the restrictive covenant on the Vivian Avenue site at a cost to the Network Housing Group set out in Appendix 2 of the report from the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects subject to Network Housing Group paying any legal fees, and the council ensuring through agreement that the land shall only be used for affordable housing as set out in Appendix 2.

Councillor Crane (Lead Member, Regeneration and Major Projects) presented the report which recommended that the council enter into a deed of release from a covenant with trustees of the Oakington Manor Estate not to develop open land at the rear of Vivian Avenue. Network Housing Group have secured a planning permission to develop the site for an extra care housing scheme for the frail elderly and have requested a deed of release from the covenant from the council. The benefits of new supported housing for the elderly, along with retention of part of the site for community allotments, were such that it was recommended that the council enter into such a deed. Councillor Crane was pleased to advise that the council would have 100% nomination rights to the scheme, ensuring Brent residents would benefit from the extra care accommodation.

The Executive also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication as it contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED:

that approval be given to release the restrictive covenant on the Vivian Avenue site at a cost to the Network Housing Group set out in Appendix 2 of the report from the Director of Regeneration and Major Projects subject to Network Housing Group paying any legal fees, and the council ensuring through agreement that the land shall only be used for affordable housing as set out in Appendix 2.

Councillor Hirani declared a personal interest in the above item as a member of Willow Housing Association.