Meeting documents

SSDC District Executive
Thursday, 1st October, 2015 9.30 am

  • Meeting of District Executive, Thursday 1st October 2015 9.30 am (Item 75.)

Decision:

 

RESOLVED:

That the District Executive:

 

a.

Noted the outturn position of the Affordable Housing Development Programme for 2014/15 [ref section 6];

 

b.

Allocated £139,000 to Stonewater for Queensway, Yeovil [ref section 8];

 

c.

Confirmed the de-allocation of funds from BCHA [ref section 8];

 

d.

Allocated £120,000 to Knightstone for Jarman Way (Furnham Road), Chard [ref section 8];

 

e.

Allocated £396,661 to Yarlington for a scheme at Misterton, subject to planning permission [ref section 9];

 

f.

Allocated £315,000 to Yarlington for three 3 bedroom bungalows in Yeovil, subject to planning permission [ref section 10];

 

g.

Agreed the principle of making an allocation to Stonewater for the provision for those with Learning Disabilities [ref section 11];

 

h.

Noted the outcome of the Housing Association selection review process in collaboration with Mendip District Council. [ref section12];

 

i.

Confirmed the approach suggested with respect to the aggregation of funds raised under planning policy HG4 [ref section 13];

 

j.

Confirmed the delegation of authority to allocate funds raised under HG4 to specific schemes to the portfolio holder. [ref section 13].

Reason:

To update the Executive on the final position of the Affordable Housing Development Programme for 2014/15 and future prospects in the light of recent Government announcements.

 

Minutes:

The Chairman, as Portfolio Holder introduced the report.  He referred to the overall delivery and net gain of affordable housing and noted that the projection for the current financial year was 226, which he considered to be a good projection.  With regard to affordable homes delivery he felt that the Council had done a good job in trying to keep the balance between rural and urban delivery.  He highlighted that the Council had received a high level of public subsidy associated with completed schemes particularly from the Homes and Communities Agency. 

The Corporate Strategic Housing Manager drew members’ attention to some minor amendments in the report as follows:

Recommendation e – to read ref section 9

Recommendation f – to read ref section 10

He also referred to Appendix B of the report and explained that the asterisk against some schemes referred to schemes where properties had been delivered in previous years.  

The Corporate Strategic Housing Manager drew members’ attention to several details in the report and highlighted that 181 properties had been completed in the last financial year which was considered to be a good outcome.  He referred to the slippage in the programme namely the Lufton development and the demise of Brookvale and gave further information on the proposed new allocation of funds including a new rural scheme in Misterton and some specialist bungalows in Yeovil. 

The Chairman of the Scrutiny Committee thanked the officer for a very detailed and thorough report and asked that funding generated by HG4 and the geographical spread be kept under review and reported to members.

During a brief discussion on the report, a member paid tribute to the officers and organisations involved with the reform of the sites affected by the demise of Brookvale and was pleased to note the emphasis on Chard numbers.

At the conclusion of the debate members were content to agree the recommendations of the report.

RESOLVED:

That the District Executive:

 

a.

Noted the outturn position of the Affordable Housing Development Programme for 2014/15 [ref section 6];

 

b.

Allocated £139,000 to Stonewater for Queensway, Yeovil [ref section 8];

 

c.

Confirmed the de-allocation of funds from BCHA [ref section 8];

 

d.

Allocated £120,000 to Knightstone for Jarman Way (Furnham Road), Chard [ref section 8];

 

e.

Allocated £396,661 to Yarlington for a scheme at Misterton, subject to planning permission [ref section 9];

 

f.

Allocated £315,000 to Yarlington for three 3 bedroom bungalows in Yeovil, subject to planning permission [ref section 10];

 

g.

Agreed the principle of making an allocation to Stonewater for the provision for those with Learning Disabilities [ref section 11];

 

h.

Noted the outcome of the Housing Association selection review process in collaboration with Mendip District Council. [ref section12];

 

i.

Confirmed the approach suggested with respect to the aggregation of funds raised under planning policy HG4 [ref section 13];

 

j.

Confirmed the delegation of authority to allocate funds raised under HG4 to specific schemes to the portfolio holder. [ref section 13].

Reason:

To update the Executive on the final position of the Affordable Housing Development Programme for 2014/15 and future prospects in the light of recent Government announcements.

 

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