Note the grant of £1,950,000 from the GLA under the Building the Pipeline Supply Funding Stream for the development of 53 Council homes for rent at the Ashington East sites

Authorise the Corporate Director Development & Renewal, in consultation with the Head of Legal Services to approve the details of the proposed schemes subject to planning

Authorise the procurement of agents, consultants, technical advisers and contractors required to deliver the housing developments at Ashington East

•Authorise the Head of Legal Services to enter into all necessary documents to implement the decisions in respect of this report 

DECISION

1. To note the development of 53 New Council Homes and the redevelopment of the Community Centre on Collingwood Estate

2. To note the grant of £1,590,000. from the London Mayor’s Building The Pipeline Supply Programme towards the development of Ashington East

3. To note the resulting contribution from the Council of £9,880,000.for the Ashington East site on Collingwood Estate

4. To note that Cabinet is requested to adopt a capital estimate of £11,470,000 in order that the scheme can be included within the capital programme

5. To note the constraint contained in the GLA programme of achieving a Start On Site of March 2015

6. To authorise the Corporate Director, Development & Renewal to take the necessary actions to deliver the scheme within the timescale of the funding programme including dealing with the settlement of any existing rights

7. To authorise officers to proceed with the procurement of the required professional and technical services and works contracts and utilising suitable procurement frameworks available to the public sector.

8. To authorise the Corporate Director Development & Renewal in consultation with the Mayor to award the contracts for professional and technical services and works contracts.

9. To authorise the Corporate Director Development & Renewal in consultation with the Service Head Legal Services to agree terms for the contracts at 8 above

10. To authorise the Head of Legal Services to execute all necessary documents to implement the decision at 8 above.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT & RENEWAL (A. DALVI)

(Head of Strategy Regeneration and Sustainability (J. Odunoye)