Agenda item - New Home for Neighbourhoods - Rotherfield Crescent

Report of the Executive Director Economy, Environment & Culture (copy attached)

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RESOLVED: That the Committee agreed to appropriate the Rotherfield Crescent former garages site for planning purposes and delegate authority to the Executive Director of Environment,

Economy and Culture to appropriate for housing once the development is complete.

59.1    The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director Economy, Environment and Culture which set out the five options for consideration by members. It identified a preferred option (Option 1) and recommended that this be taken forward to the detailed design stage.

59.2  Councillor Sykes said he wanted to recognise his fellow Councillor who was a member of the Housing and New Homes Committee, who had pushed for more affordable rent in this scheme, and it was important to continue to look for ways of increasing the affordable rent element in other projects. He fully supported the paper.

59.3    The Chair congratulated everyone involved in this scheme.

59.4    RESOLVED: That the Committee agreed to appropriate the Rotherfield Crescent former garages site for planning purposes and delegate authority to the Executive Director of Environment, Economy and Culture to appropriate for housing once the development is complete.