This Council notes with grave concern that visitor numbers in Brighton & Hove dropped by more than 14% year on year in the first four month period of 2012/13

Labour Group Amendment

Grant of Option and Lease at Land at Corner of

New England Street and New England Road

That changes are made as shown in strikethrough and in bold italicsbelow.

That the Policy & Resources Committee:

2.1 Notes the importance of drafting the legal documents to encourage the developer to ensure that any redevelopment of the site provides affordable homes.

2.2 Instructs officers to consider whether the homes can be provided at social rents and include this information in a future report to Housing Committee.

2.3 Recognises the need to ensure that the residents currently living in the shipping containers are not forced into poor and unacceptable accommodation, or face any detrimental effect, and instructs officers to make this a condition of the Option agreement with QED. .

2.14 Grants delegated authority for the Executive Director of Economy, Environment and Culture to finalise legal agreements including an option agreement and the grant of a 250-year lease to QED to facilitate the mixed-use redevelopment of the whole site.

Proposed by: Cllr Yates Seconded by: Cllr Williams

Recommendations to read if carried:

That the Policy & Resources Committee:

2.1 Notes the importance of drafting the legal documents to encourage the developer to ensure that any redevelopment of the site provides affordable homes.

2.2 Instructs officers to consider whether the homes can be provided at social rents and include this information in a future report to Housing Committee.

2.4 Grants delegated authority for the Executive Director of Economy, Environment and Culture to finalise legal agreements including an option agreement and the grant of a 250-year lease to QED to facilitate the mixed-use redevelopment of the whole site.