Agenda item

The Chairman advised Committee of an amendment to the list of sites and properties involving the removal of the Church End library Site from the programme.

Councillor Cooke commented that he is in favour of the programme in principle but requested the removal of the Summers Lane site in Woodhouse Ward, and The Croft site in Burnt Oak ward pending the production of business cases specific to both sites which would provide an opportunity to review current housing arrangements against proposed and give a clearer account of proposals

Officers agreed to share information with ward councillors on the business cases for Summers Lane and the Croft.

Following discussion, a motion was moved by Councillor Thomas and seconded by Councillor Cornelius to amend recommendation 1. The vote on the amended recommendation was unanimously in favour of the amendment.

Members then voted unanimously in favour of all the report recommendations.

It was Resolved that Committee

1.         Approved the full business case for Tranche 3 Development Pipeline for the Council to dispose of the following sites [“the Sites”] to Opendoor Homes a wholly owned subsidiary of Barnet Homes in accordance with the parameters of the full business case. This is subject to the removal of the Church End Library site from the disposal programme and delegating authority to the Commissioning Director for Growth and Development to decide upon the disposal of the temporary accommodation sites at Summers Lane and The Croft following consultation with Ward Councillors.

2.         Approved the disposal of the Sites by the Council to Opendoor Homes pursuant to the terms of the Development Agreement.

3.         Approved to fund the cost of construction of affordable homes on the Sites to a maximum limit set out in the full business case and pursuant to the Loan Facility Agreement and to approve the use of Right to Buy receipts as detailed in Paragraph 7.3 Financing Tranche 3 of the full business case.

4.         Resolved that land, comprising the Early Sites and the Sites, is suitable for appropriation if necessary as it is no longer required for the purpose for which it was originally held.

5.         Approved the use of Right to Buy receipts to fund building works in advance of the proposed Loan Facility as described in Paragraph 1.10 below.

6.         Declared the Sites which constitute Open Space land surplus to requirements and that, subject to the statutory advertisement and consultation, the Committee approve the disposal of such sites.

7.         Delegated authority to the Commissioning Director Growth and Development to obtain any statutory or other consents required to dispose of the Sites both under Housing Act 1985 where the Sites comprise land held under the HRA and also under s123 of the Local Government Act 1972 where land is held in the general fund. To delegate authority to use such of the general consents available for the disposal of the Sites and where required to apply for consent to disposal to the Secretary of State.

8.         Delegated authority to the Commissioning Director Growth and Development to appropriate for planning purposes or any other relevant purposes of land included in the Sites identified in the full business case at Appendix 1A of the full business case to enable disposal and to facilitate the building of new homes in accordance with the planning permission and the specific Development Agreement for the Early Sites and the separate Development Agreement in respect of all the residual Sites and to take all necessary steps that may be required to ensure statutory compliance in order to dispose of the Early Sites and the Sites

and to take all necessary steps that may be required to dispose of the Sites.

9.            Delegated authority to the Commissioning Director of Growth and Development to implement the statutory advertising and consultation procedure in respect of any of the Sites comprising Open Space land and if any objections are received to consider the same in consultation with the Chairman of the ARG committee and if then it is considered suitable; to proceed with the formal appropriation of the land to complete the disposal of the Sites.

10.         Delegated authority to Commissioning Director, Growth & Development to dispose of each parcel of land comprising the Early Sites and the Sites pursuant to the proposed Development Agreement and subject to Opendoor Homes becoming a Registered Provider by registration by the Homes and Communities Agency.