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1.      
Approve the transfer of the existing Council New
Homes Acquisitions Strategy (CNHAS) Private Rental Scheme (PRS)
budget of £36.3m including delegated powers to the temporary
accommodation budget (still within Programme 4a of CNHAS) to
provide additional affordable homes;

2.      
Approve the Local Authority Housing Fund (LAHF)
Round 1, 2 and 3 funding with the relevant grant funding agreements
(Annexe 1, 2 and 6);

3.      
Approve of the Surrey Road Development as per Annexe
3. (specifically, the recommendations of
that report);

4.      
Approve of the Crescent Road Development as per
Annexe 4. (specifically, the recommendations of that report);
and

5.      
Approve of the Darracott Road Development as per
Annexe 5. (specifically, the recommendations of that
report)

Reasons for the decision

Cabinet at its meeting on the 22 May 2024 unanimously agreed
that the above decision be agreed and forwarded to the next Council
meeting scheduled for 4 June for approval.
Following the calling of the general election and the decision
taken on the 28 May to cancel the Council meeting scheduled for the
4 June 2024 in line with published guidance relating to the
pre election
period it was requested that an officer decision be taken in
relation to this item in lieu of the council meeting on the 4 June
2024.
Officers indicated that this decision could not wait until the
next scheduled meeting of the council on the 23 July for the
following reasons:-

·      
Approval is urgently
required to allow the continuation of the acquisition programme; to
reduce reliance on Bed and Breakfast use (and revenue spend by the
Council) as well as scheme approvals at Crescent Road, Darracott
Road and Surrey Road for associated Temporary accommodation
programmes and allow approvals to lead to building works
commencement of new homes.