Issue - meetings

To consider the disposal of a number of sites for the provision of affordable housing.

Approval was sought for the disposal of a number of sites for the provision of affordable housing, these being Phase Two of a programme approved by Cabinet in March 2011 to dispose of eleven sites overall.  Of the seven sites that were to have been included in the second phase two were no longer available; permission was sought for them to be replaced.

The Portfolio Holder for Prosperity and Regeneration advised the Cabinet that an additional sentence was to be added to the decision requested for Birtles Road to state “including houses for first time buyers for local occupancy to meet local needs”.

RESOLVED

1.    That approval be given to dispose of the following sites:

·         Birtles Road, Macclesfield - for the provision of housing with a type of scheme which fits with the character of the locality including houses for first time buyers for local occupancy to meet local needs;

·         Redsands, Nantwich - for the provision of accommodation for residents with support needs to be developed on the current footprint of the existing buildings located on the site to ensure that it is compliant with Policy NE.4.

The final schemes will be reviewed with local Ward Councillors and consulted upon locally prior to sale.

2.    That approval be given to seek consent from the Secretary of State for the disposal of the former Lodgefields School site in Crewe.

3.    That approval be given for the provision of up to 50% market housing in conjunction with 50% affordable housing on the Lodgefields School site in Crewe to ensure that the site is financially viable and to encourage further interest following the poor response to the Westview site in Crewe within Phase One of the disposals.