Issue details
Entering into a Development Agreement with Oxford City Housing (Development) Limited for the sale and construction of 90 units at Railway Lane
Cabinet, on 14 December 2022 (Delivery of Affordable Housing (Railway Lane and Marston Paddock)) resolved to:
1. Grant project approval for the continued acquisition of affordable dwellings developed by OCHL for which budgetary provision has been made in the Council’s Housing Revenue Account in respect of: (i) Railway Lane, Littlemore (referenced in paragraphs 3 to 10 of this report) and (ii) Marston Paddock, Butts Lane, Old Marston; and
2. Delegate authority to the Executive Director (Development), in consultation with the Executive Director (Communities and People), the Cabinet Member for Housing, 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 Council of these developments, with all the affordable housing units from OCHL to be held in the HRA, within this project approval for the Railway Lane and Marston Paddock sites.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure, income or savings of £500,000 or greater;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 20/08/2024
Decision due: 20 Sep 2024 by Executive Director (Development)
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities
Lead director: Executive Director (Development)
Department: Housing Services
Contact: Dave Scholes, Affordable Housing Supply Corporate Lead Email: dscholes@oxford.gov.uk Tel: 01865 252636.
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