Decision details

Building Surveys of Large Panel System Blocks

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

Approval required to cease letting identified void properties and rehouse tenants (where required) to allow intrusive surveys to be undertaken to inform original construction of blocks and develop future options for investment or regeneration.

Decision:

1.      That the requirement to hold a total of 18 void properties within the six tower-blocks built using the Large Panel Systems (LPS) to enable the completion of specialist surveys be approved.

 

2.      That suitable void properties within the each of the six tower-blocks be held to allow the survey work to be carried out.

 

3.      That the rehousing of the tenants from these dwellings following a consultation period and housing needs assessment be approved.

 

4.      That a level of compensation payment and disturbance payments as detailed in exempt Appendix 2 to the report for those tenants in identified properties within the six tower blocks to voluntarily move to suitable, alternative accommodation to decant the property in order to carry out the specialist surveys be approved.

 

5.      That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Assets and Housing in consultation with the Director of City Environment, to agree any alternative compensation payment and disturbance payment to that detailed in exempt Appendix 2 to the report under exceptional circumstances.

 

6.      That it be noted that a further report on the outcome of the testing and the future investment or regeneration of these tower blocks would be presented to a future meeting.

 

Report author: Lakhwinder Sahota

Publication date: 20/01/2022

Date of decision: 19/01/2022

Decided at meeting: 19/01/2022 - Cabinet

Effective from: 25/01/2022

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