Decision details

Disposal Of Land At Lavender Court, 168 - 178 Westway London W12 0sa For Development Of Affordable Housing

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Disposal of land at Lavender Court for delivery of affordable housing

Decision:

1.            To agree to dispose of the land at Lavender Court 168-178 Westway London W12 0SA to A2 Dominion Housing Group Ltd under a land sale agreement and using the land exemption from the EU procurement regime on a 250 year lease.

 

2.            To agree to delegate authority to the Director for Housing, Growth, and Strategy, the Director of Finance & Resources and the Director of Building and Property Management in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and the Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Regeneration to complete negotiations with A2 Dominion Housing Group Ltd and complete a land sale agreement for the transfer of the land.

 

3.            To note that the disposal will be subject to several conditions, including that:

 

3.1     Development is expected to commence by June 2018 and there will be a final later long stop date

3.2     60 new genuinely affordable homes will be delivered

3.3     The Council will have 100% nomination rights to affordable homes delivered on this site.

 

4.            To agree to delegate authority to the Director for Housing, Growth, and Strategy in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing and the Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Regeneration to apply for Secretary of State consent to dispose of the Housing land at Lavender Court.

 

5.            To agree to delegate to the Strategic Finance Director in Consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance decision on opting to tax the land sale.

 

Report author: David Burns

Publication date: 08/03/2017

Date of decision: 06/03/2017

Decided at meeting: 06/03/2017 - Cabinet

Effective from: 13/03/2017

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