The recommendations were amended and then agreed.

DECISION

1.    To agree that the former Royal London Hospital site in Whitechapel is the preferred site location for a new civic centre;

2.    To agree to retain and refurbish John Onslow House;

3.    To agree to ring-fence the disposal receipts from Jack Dash House, LEB, Commercial Road, Albert Jacob House, Southern Grove, and Cheviot House to finance the new civic centre;

4.    To note that officers will be bringing forward reports on the disposal of the above sites at the appropriate time;

5.    That officers determine an appropriate continued commemoration of Jack Dash and Albert Jacob following the disposal of the properties;

6.    To agree to the procurement of a multi-disciplinary design team to progress design development to detailed planning level (RIBA Stage 3) for both the former Royal London Hospital site and John Onslow House;

7.    To agree to the scoping and procurement of site surveys (as required) for both the former Royal London Hospital site and John Onslow House;

8.    To agree to engage legal and financial support as deemed necessary by officers, and as agreed by the Project Board, to support existing in-house capacity and expertise in developing a procurement strategy and tender documentation;

9.    To agree to investigate the financial viability of delivering a mixed-use scheme at LEB, including the provision of a One Stop Shop and/or Idea Store;

10. To endorse the development of a full business case in order to confirm a capital estimate and programme for the project;

11. To approve the funding for recommendation 5, adopting a capital estimate with a budget cap of £3.35m – representing 35% of budgeted professional fees (up to RIBA Stage 3) for both the former Royal London Hospital site and John Onslow House capital projects; and

12. To authorise the Corporate Director, Development and Renewal, after consultation with the Director of Law, Probity and Governance (or their nominee) to agree and enter into the terms and conditions of any agreements required to implement recommendations 2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 following compliant procurement exercises.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL (A. DALVI)

(Service Head, Corporate Property and Capital Delivery (A. Sutcliffe)