Agenda item
Ocean Estate Tender (CAB 083/090)
Decision:
Reasons for Special Circumstances and Urgency Agreed.
Resolved:
1. That the programme and timetable to achieving conditional contract and commitment of the first Development phases be noted;
2. That it be noted that elsewhere on this agenda a report (CAB 095/090) dealing with the arrangements in relation to proposals to accept the tender of the East Thames Consortium are set out and that the authorisations and approvals sought in this report are subject to the agreement of the recommendations within the Ocean Estate Regeneration report (CAB 095/090) on this Part 2/confidential agenda;
3. That the Corporate Director of Development and Renewal be authorised to take all necessary steps, including the making of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs), General Vesting Declarations or Notices to Treat, to ensure that the legal interests in the various parcels of land known for identification purposes as Urban Block F, identified at Appendix 2 of the report (CAB 083/090) shall be acquired in order to enable the redevelopment of the site to proceed;
4. That it be noted that the authorisation of the Corporate Director of Development and Renewal to make the CPO (s) referred to in 3) above shall include determination as to whether any individual CPO shall be made under the provision of section 17 Housing Act 1985 or Section 226 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as detailed in Section 5, should the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) consider this appropriate;
5. That the 85 Harford Street site be declared surplus to requirements subject to putting in place adequate arrangements to relocate existing users;
6. That it be noted that initial surveys indicate additional work may be necessary at Studland, Allonby and Channel Houses and further investigations and costings will need to be developed and options prepared later in 2010;
7. That the disposal of the HRA shops portfolio (south side of Ben Johnson Road) to the Ocean Regeneration Trusts be agreed subject to grant funding from NDC being available as set out in Part 2 of this agenda; and
8. That the Corporate Director of Development & Renewal be authorised to indemnify East Thames in respect of any pre-contract loans made to leaseholders to vacate buildings due for demolition early as set out in paragraph 5.6.6 of the report (CAB 083/090).
Action by:
CORPORATE DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL
(A. DALVI)
Service Head, Regeneration, Development and Renewal (C. Worby)
Minutes:
Councillor Abdal Ullah, Lead Member Cleaner Safer Greener, declared a personal interest in Agenda item 6.3 “Ocean Estate Tender (CAB 083/090). The declaration of interest was made on the basis that the report contained recommendations relating to sites in the St Dunstan’s and Stepney Green Ward, of which he was a Ward Member.
Councillor Oliur Rahman, Lead Member Employment and Skills, declared a personal interest in Agenda item 6.3 “Ocean Estate Tender (CAB 083/090). The declaration of interest was made on the basis that the report contained recommendations relating to sites in the St Dunstan’s and Stepney Green Ward, of which he was a Ward Member.
Councillor Marc Francis, Lead Member for Housing and Development, introduced the report and the Cabinet subsequently agreed the special circumstances and reasons for urgency.
· The report was unavailable for public inspection within the standard timescales set out in the Authority’s Constitution, because of the need to seek clarification from the East Thames Consortium on a number of items within their tender and proposals, and develop these in relation to the proposed planning application for the redevelopment scheme that was also subject to a parallel dialogue with the Council’s Planning Officers. This was not completed in time for publication of the agenda for this meeting of the Cabinet.
· It was key to meeting milestones agreed with the Homes and Communities Agency that Cabinet considers decisions committing the Ocean Estate regeneration scheme at the meeting on 2 December 2009, to ensure the proposed partners can secure National Approved Housing Programme Grant this financial year to enable the delivery of the wider estate regeneration scheme.
Councillor Francis thanked the officers involved and outlined the salient points as follows:
- There was an ambitious timetable proposed, with the aim of bringing nearly 800 properties up to Decent Homes standard. To do this the Council would need to secure over £40 million of Government funding.
- The decant of blocks was ongoing and Compulsory Purchase Orders would be used as a last resort.
Members welcomed the report and thanked the Lead Member and the officers involved. A discussion ensued where the following points were made:
- The interests of the business community in the Borough should be safeguarded. Shops should be affordable to the local community.
- Residents had expressed concern over the lack of consultation from the Ocean Regeneration Trust and Members asked that more meetings take place.
The Chair, in Moving the recommendations set out in the report thanked the Lead Member and the officers involved and noted the typographical amendments read out by the Corporate Director Development and Renewal and it was
Resolved:
1. That the programme and timetable to achieving conditional contract and commitment of the first Development phases be noted;
2. That it be noted that elsewhere on this agenda a report (CAB 095/090) dealing with the arrangements in relation to proposals to accept the tender of the East Thames Consortium are set out and that the authorisations and approvals sought in this report are subject to the agreement of the recommendations within the Ocean Estate Regeneration report (CAB 095/090) on this Part 2/confidential agenda;
3. That the Corporate Director of Development and Renewal be authorised to take all necessary steps, including the making of Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs), General Vesting Declarations or Notices to Treat, to ensure that the legal interests in the various parcels of land known for identification purposes as Urban Block F, identified at Appendix 1 of the report (CAB 083/090) shall be acquired in order to enable the redevelopment of the site to proceed;
4. That it be noted that the authorisation of the Corporate Director of Development and Renewal to make the CPO (s) referred to in 3) above shall include determination as to whether any individual CPO shall be made under the provision of section 17 Housing Act 1985 or Section 226 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as detailed in Section 5, should the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) consider this appropriate;
5. That the 85 Harford Street site be declared surplus to requirements subject to putting in place adequate arrangements to relocate existing users;
6. That it be noted that initial surveys indicate additional work may be necessary at Studland, Allonby and Channel Houses and further investigations and costings will need to be developed and options prepared later in 2010;
7. That the disposal of the HRA shops portfolio (south side of Ben Johnson Road) to the Ocean Regeneration Trusts be agreed subject togrant funding from NDC being available as set out in Part 2 of this agenda;
8. That the Corporate Director of Development & Renewal be authorised to indemnify East Thames in respect of any pre-contract loans made to leaseholders to vacate buildings due for demolition early as set out in paragraph 5.6.6 of the report (CAB 083/090);
9. To agree to accept the tender bid variant based on 819 homes submitted by the East Thames Consortium as outlined within the Part 2 report and delegate to the Director of Development and Renewal in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing and Development and the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) to complete the contract with the Consortium and carry out the statutory consultation and any other requirements; and
10. To agree to delegate to the Corporate Director of Development and Renewal in consultation with the Lead Member for Housing and Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services) authority to vary the scheme/contract to meet requirements arising from final HCA funding support levels, planning consent and other relevant matters.
Supporting documents:
- Ocean Estate Final CAB 021209, item 6.3 PDF 242 KB
- Ocean Estate Appx 1 CAB 021209.doc, item 6.3 PDF 3 MB