Decision details

Acquisition of Site for New Affordable Housing: former Boys Club Hawkstone Road Rotherhithe SE16 2PE

Decision Maker: Cabinet (decommissioned, for the Executive after 28 May 2026, please click the "Committees" tab on the right)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Authority to proceed with a purchase of land to provide affordable housing in pursuance of the Council Plan commitment to build at least 1,000 more council homes by 2022.

Decisions:

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That pursuant to s120 of the Local Government Act 1972 and s9 of the Housing Act 1985, that the council be authorised to acquire the freehold interest in the property shown edged red on the plan at Appendix A of the report.

 

2.  That the principal purchase terms set out in full in paragraph 4 of the closed version of the report and substantially in paragraph 15 of this report be authorised.

 

3.  That authority to agree detailed terms of the acquisition be delegated to the director of regeneration.

Report author: Patrick McGreal

Publication date: 17/07/2019

Date of decision: 16/07/2019

Decided at meeting: 16/07/2019 - Cabinet (decommissioned, for the Executive after 28 May 2026, please click the "Committees" tab on the right)

Effective from: 25/07/2019

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