Issue - meetings

Matter for Decision: To consider the Cambridge City Council Affordable Housing at Clay Farm.

 

 

Decision of Executive Councillor for Housing:

 

The Executive Councillor resolved to:

 

i. Approve, in principle, for the Council to own and manage up to 104 Affordable Housing dwellings at Clay Farm.

 

ii. Delegate authority to the Director of Customer and Community Services, in liaison with the Director of Resources and in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Housing and relevant Spokesperson, to approve an Affordable Housing scheme that meets the Council’s required housing standards and is financially viable.

 

iii. Delegate authority to the Director of Customer and Community Services, in consultation with the Executive Councillor for Housing and relevant Spokesperson, to execute the necessary legal documentation in respect of the Affordable Housing with the preferred partner, selected from the proper procurement process.

 

Reason for the Decision:

 

As per the officer report

 

Any alternative options considered and rejected:

 

Not Applicable

 

Scrutiny Considerations:

 

The committee received a report from the Head of Strategic Housing regarding the development of affordable housing at Clay Farm.

The committee made the following comments on the report

i.           Officers provided clarification on the implications of providing the site as 100% social housing.

ii.       It was noted that even with rents set at 65 % of market rent, they would be still high compared with other areas of the city.

 

The Scrutiny Committee considered and endorsed the recommendations in the report by 4 votes to 0.

 

The Executive Councillor for Housing approved the recommendations.

 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Executive Councillor (and any dispensations granted)

 

N/A