Issue details
Affordable Housing Delivery Programme
At its meeting on 13 April 2022, Cabinet resolved to:
1. Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Development,in consultation with the Executive Director for Communities and People; the Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing Delivery; the Head of Financial Services/ Section 151 Officer; and the Head of Law and Governance,to approve and facilitate the sale of the council owned site, to facilitate the OCHL development and the subsequent acquisition of affordable dwellings by the HRA, within this project approval for Mill Lane, Marston;
2. Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Communities and People,in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Affordable Housing, Housing Security and Housing the Homeless; the Head of Financial Services/ Section 151 Officer; and the Head of Law and Governance,to enter into agreements and facilitate the agreed purchase by the HRA of all the affordable housing units from OCHLwithin this project approval, for Mill Lane, Marston and the extensions;
3. Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Development, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing Delivery; the Head of Financial Services/Section 151 Officer; and the Council’s Monitoring Officer, to enter into funding and other necessary agreements for the purpose of delivery affordable housing through the Oxfordshire Housing and Growth Deal programme, within identified budgets, for the Gibbs Crescent scheme listed in the report;
4. Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Communities and People,in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Affordable Housing, Housing Security and Housing the Homeless; the Head of Financial Services/Section 151 Officer; and the Council’s Monitoring Officer, to enter into funding and other necessary agreements for the purpose of delivery of affordable housing with Homes England;
5. Delegate authority to the Executive Director for Communities and People,in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Affordable Housing, Housing Security and Housing the Homeless; the Head of Financial Services/ Section 151 Officer; and the Head of Law and Governance,to enter into agreement and facilitate the agreed purchase by the HRA of the affordable housing units, from OCHL, referenced at paragraphs 16 to 20 of this report, at a cost that exceeds the usual financial parameters for the HRA in respect of the 5 properties listed in Table 3, within further information provided in the confidential Appendix 2, to ensure units remain at Social Rent, within overall budget envelopes for affordable housing buy-backs.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure, income or savings of £500,000 or greater;
Decision status: For Determination
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/02/2022
Anticipated restriction: Part exempt - View reasons
Decision due: 13 Apr 2022 by Cabinet
Decision due: 18 Jul 2022 by Council
Decision due: Before 31 Dec 2030 by Executive Director (Communities and People)
Decision due: Before 31 Dec 2030 by Executive Director (Development)
Decision due: Before 31 Dec 2030 by Chief Executive
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Planning, Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities
Lead director:
Department: Housing Services
Contact: Dave Scholes, Affordable Housing Supply Corporate Lead Email: dscholes@oxford.gov.uk Tel: 01865 252636.
Decisions
- 24/05/2022 - Purchase of the extended and refurbished home at 32 Union Street, Oxford
- 18/11/2022 - Agreement with Homes England to allow for grant bids
- 08/06/2023 - Purchase of the extended and refurbished home at 74 and 74a Foxwell Drive
- 01/09/2023 - Purchase of the extended and refurbished home at 26 Valentia Road, Oxford
Agenda items
- 13/04/2022 - Cabinet Affordable Housing Delivery Programme 13/04/2022
- 18/07/2022 - Council Affordable Housing Delivery Programme 18/07/2022