Purpose

To approve the use of Affordable Housing Commuted Sums Grant Funding to support a Registered Provider to deliver new affordable homes at St Cecilia Street.

Decision

 The Chief Officer Asset Management & Regeneration is requested to approve and grant authority to the following, subject to full planning approval and acquisition of the site being completed:

a) The spend of affordable housing commuted sums grant funding up to £1,440,894 to support the delivery of a 100% affordable scheme by L&GAH of 78 new homes for social rent at St Cecilia Street in the Little London and Woodhouse ward and;

b) For the Council to enter into a grant agreement and nominations agreement with L&GAH on the terms set out in this report.

In addition, the decision maker approves the decisions set out below:

To restrict public access to Exempt Appendices 1 and 2 due to the confidential nature of the information contained within them. Further details relating to these specific exemptions are set out within the attached report.