Decision details

Council Housing Growth Programme - Property Acquisitions (Throstle Road, Pigeon Cote Road, West Park Grove and Iveson Drive)

Reference: D55239

Decision Maker: Director of City Development

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

The Chief Officer Asset Management & Regeneration:
a) Granted Approval to purchase the properties, detailed in the Confidential Appendix A, at market value as determined by Land & Property and authorise return to Council housing stock.
b) Authorised the required expenditure to enable the programme to progress the property acquisitions detailed in Confidential Appendix A. These property acquisitions will be funded from the Council Housing Growth Programme budget, via a combination of Housing Revenue Account (HRA) borrowing and Right to Buy receipts.
c) Noted that Executive Board granted Authority to Spend for the programme on 24th July 2019.
d) Noted that written approval to bring the properties back into council housing stock was provided by the Chief Officer (Housing) of Communities, Housing & Environment on the 6th April 2022.

Wards Affected: Killingbeck and Seacroft; Middleton Park; Roundhay; Weetwood;

Contact: Mark Denton 07891 278062 Email: mark.denton@leeds.gov.uk.

Publication date: 05/05/2022

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