Issue - meetings

To consider the joint report of the Director of Environment and Housing and the Director of City Development which sets out the approach that has been taken to regeneration in Cross Green and the Nevilles through the Sustainable Communities Investment Programme (SCIP), details the impact of investment there and highlights the lessons that can be learnt from an intensive approach to targeting of neighbourhood regeneration activities. In addition, the report outlines the work undertaken to date in Holbeck and how this could be intensified through similar interventions. Finally, the report requests an injection into the capital programme and seeks related approval of expenditure.

The Director of Environment and Housing and the Director of City Development submitted a joint report which set out the approach that had been taken to promote regeneration in Cross Green and the Nevilles through the Sustainable Communities Investment Programme (SCIP), detailed the impact of the investment which had been made there and which also highlighted the lessons that could be learned from an intensive and targeted approach towards neighbourhood regeneration activities. In addition, the report also outlined the work undertaken to date in Holbeck and how this could be intensified through similar interventions. Finally, the report requested an injection into the capital programme and sought related approval of expenditure.

Members welcomed the information and the proposals detailed within the submitted report, highlighting the anticipated positive impact that the approach would have in Holbeck, and how, amongst other things, it would help address the issue of fuel poverty in the area and contribute towards the Council’s ‘Cutting Carbon and Improving Air Quality’ Breakthrough Project.

RESOLVED –

(a)  That the outcomes from SCIP, together with the lessons learned and how they could inform future regeneration across the city, be noted;

(b)  That the contribution from the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Housing Leeds programme 2017/18 of £850.0k, be noted;

(c)  That an injection into the capital programme of £3.65m be authorised, of which £1.5m is secured funding from the Local Growth Fund, £0.2m being Energy Company contributions, £0.45m being private sector owners’ contributions, with the balance of £1.5m being from the capital programme;

(d)  That expenditure of £0.85m on the Council housing group repair in Holbeck, which will address poor housing conditions and energy efficiency, be authorised;

(e)  That expenditure of £3.65m on the private sector housing group repair in Holbeck, which will address poor housing conditions and energy efficiency, be authorised;

(f)  That responsibility be delegated to the Chief Housing Officer, Housing Leeds, in order to bring forward the group repair scheme.