Issue details

Issue details

Development Service Agreement (DSA) with OCHL to undertake all development services in relation to the Northfield Hostel housing development site

Cabinet, on 9 September 2020, resolved to:

1.     Give project approval to the proposals, to purchase land; enter into build contracts and any other necessary agreements or contracts and incur associated development cost spends, as set out in this report, and within the allocated HRA capital budgets and business plan, for the purpose of delivering more affordable housing in Oxford;

4.     Delegate authority to the Director of Housing, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Affordable Housing; the Head of Financial Services/Section 151 Officer; and the Council’s Monitoring Officer, to enter into agreements for the purchase of land, and any other necessary agreements or contracts and/or spend within the identified budget, for the provision of additional affordable housing; and

5.     Delegate authority to the Chief Executive, in consultation with the Cabinet Members for Finance and Asset Management, and Affordable Housing, to approve any property or development purchases over £500,000 for affordable housing, within this project approval and budget envelope.

Decision type: Non-key

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Notice of proposed decision first published: 15/07/2024

Decision due: 15 Jul 2024 by Executive Director (Communities and People)

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities

Lead director: Executive Director (Communities and People)

Department: Housing Services

Contact: Dave Scholes, Affordable Housing Supply Corporate Lead Email: dscholes@oxford.gov.uk Tel: 01865 252636.

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