Council Agenda Item 69a
Subject: Residential Property Strategy (Non HRA)
Date of meeting: 14 December 2023
Report of: Executive Director, Governance, People & Resources
Contact Officer: Name: John Peel
Email: john.peel@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Ward(s) affected: All
For general release
Action Required of Council:
To receive the extract of the Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee for information
Strategy, Finance & City Regeneration Committee
4.00pm 7 December 2023
Council Chamber, Hove Town Hall
MINUTES
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Present: Councillor Sankey (Chair) Taylor (Deputy Chair), Shanks (Opposition Spokesperson), Cattell, McNair, Muten, Robins, Robinson, Rowkins and Stevens |
PART ONE
75 Residential Property Strategy (Non-HRA)
75.1 The Committee considered a report of the Executive Director, Economy, Environment & Culture that proposed a strategy that set out a plan for the future ownership, disposal, occupation and management of properties identified as surplus to requirements.
75.2 The following Officer Amendment was tabled and accepted by the committee:
2.4 That Committee agrees that 20% of the net proceeds from the disposal of the properties within the City Downland Estate identified in paragraphs 3.8 and 3.9 of the Part 2 report are ringfenced for the implementation of the City Downland Estate Plan priorities as set out at paragraph 3.17;
2.5 That Committee agrees that the net proceeds from the disposal of properties identified in paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 of the Part 2 report, previously approved for disposal, be decoupled from investment in the Stanmer Traditional Agricultural Buildings and instead be allocated to support capital investment in line with the council’s approved capital strategy as set out at paragraph 3.18 of the report.
2.6 That the net proceeds from the disposal of the properties identified in paragraph 3.5 of the Part 2 report are allocated to support capital investment in line with the council’s approved capital strategy as described in paragraph 3.18.
75.3 Councillors Taylor, Robinson, Shanks and McNair asked questions and contributed to the debate.
75.4 The Chair then put the recommendations as amended to the vote that passed. Councillors Shanks and McNair requested their vote against be noted in the minutes.
75.5 Resolved-
1) That Committee notes the previous Committee decisions detailed in Appendix 1 of Part 2 of this report granting authority for the disposal of residential properties listed in paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 of Part 2 of this report.
2) That Committee agrees to the disposal of additional vacant residential properties listed in paragraph 3.5 of Part 2 of this report and delegates authority to the Executive Director Economy, Environment and Culture and the Assistant Director Legal and Democratic Services to approve terms and take any necessary steps to facilitate this recommendation.
3) That Committee agrees to the disposal of residential properties listed in paragraph 3.8 and 3.9 of Part 2 of this report and delegates authority to the Executive Director Economy, Environment and Culture and the Assistant Director Legal and Democratic Services to approve terms and take any necessary steps to facilitate this recommendation.
4) That Committee agrees that 20% of the net proceeds from the disposal of the properties within the City Downland Estate identified in paragraphs 3.8 and 3.9 of the Part 2 report are ringfenced for the implementation of the City Downland Estate Plan priorities as set out at paragraph 3.17;
5) That Committee agrees that the net proceeds from the disposal of properties identified in paragraphs 3.2 and 3.3 of the Part 2 report, previously approved for disposal, be decoupled from investment in the Stanmer Traditional Agricultural Buildings and instead be allocated to support capital investment in line with the council’s approved capital strategy as set out at paragraph 3.18 of the report.
6) That the net proceeds from the disposal of the properties identified in paragraph 3.5 of the Part 2 report are allocated to support capital investment in line with the council’s approved capital strategy as described in paragraph 3.18.
The meeting concluded at 6.30pm