Cabinet on 10 November 2021 resolved to:

1.     Give project approval to the proposals to purchase and develop accommodation, as set out in the report, and within the allocated capital budgets, for the purpose of delivering more affordable housing in Oxford; and

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; and the Head of Law and Governance, to enter into agreement for the award of grant, contractual arrangement and/or spend, for the provision of additional affordable housing, using Retained Right to Buy Receipts, within this project approval.

Council on 29 November 2021 resolved to:

Approve a capital budget in the General Fund for £1,650,000 of expenditure in 2021/22, subsidised using £660,000 of Retained Right to Buy Receipts, to enable the acquisition and refurbishment of Roken House.

Delegated Decision - 17^th March 2023:Increase to the Roken House Project Budget

To increase the Roken House approved project budget by £200,000 in order to complete additional fire safety works and replace an existing traditional gas boiler system with a low carbon sustainable Air-Source Heat Pumps (ASHP) system.  The increased expenditure is to be funded by virements from underspends in the capital programme.