Decision details

The Executive Board is requested to:

I.  Note the contents of the report.

II.  Approve the funding requests from Registered  Providers and the Third Sector to support the delivery of new supply Affordable Housing.

Further to Minute No. 45 of the Executive Board meeting held on 17^th July 2013, the Director of Resources and Housing submitted a report providing an overview of the Right to Buy Replacement Programme, and which sought relevant approvals for funding contributions towards a number of affordable housing schemes being delivered by Registered Providers and the Third Sector.

Following consideration of Appendix 2 to the submitted report, designated as exempt from publication under the provisions of Access to Information Procedure Rule 10.4 (3), which was considered in private at the conclusion of the meeting, it was

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the contents of the submitted report be noted;

(b)  That the Right to Buy Replacement funding applications, as detailed within the submitted report/appendices be approved; that the necessary authority to spend be granted; and that further to this, approval be given to enter into grant agreements for those schemes as listed within exempt Appendix 2, and as detailed at section 3.8 of the submitted report.

Housing Growth Executive Members Steering Group

Councillor Coupar – Executive Member for Communities

Councillor Charlwood – Executive Member for

Councillor Lewis - Executive Member for Regeneration, Transport and Planning

Neil Evans – Director of Environment & Housing

Martin Farrington – Director of City Development