Issue - items at meetings - New Homes for Neighbourhoods - Final Scheme approval - Selsfield Drive Site

Report of the Acting Executive Director for Environment, Development & Housing together with an extract from the proceedings of the meeting of the Housing & New Homes Committee held on 2 February 2016 (copies attached).

That the Committee approve a budget of £6.875 million for Selsfield Drive in the HRA Capital Programme which will be financed through a mixture of HRA borrowing and retained Right to Buy capital receipts.

153.1    The Committee considered a report of the Acting Executive Director for Environment, Development & Housing in relation to New Homes for Neighbourhoods – Final Scheme Approval – Selsfield Drive, Brighton. The report sought permission for the financing of the scheme at Selsfield Drive. The Committee also noted that the report had been considered by the Housing & New Homes Committee on 2 March 2016 and the proceedings on that meeting were set out in the attached extract.

153.2    Councillor Meadows welcomed the report and noted her pleasure that the Council was able to build new homes for residents which were in the right location and a size that met housing need, which also were to living homes standards that would help reduce fuel poverty in the city. In response to Councillor G. Theobald it explained by Councillor Meadows that the homes would be traditionally built with energy efficiency features as part of the design and build.

153.3    The Chair then put the recommendations to the vote.

153.4    RESOLVED - That the Committee approve a budget of £6.875 million for Selsfield Drive in the HRA Capital Programme which will be financed through a mixture of HRA borrowing and retained Right to Buy capital receipts.