Decision details

To approve Section 111 agreements with WV Living, which will require WV Living to enter into a Section 106 simultaneously with completion of the purchase of the sites from the Council.

Councillor Peter Bilson presented the report that sought approval to require the Council to enter into an agreement with WV Living pursuant to section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972, requiring WV Living to enter into a section 106 obligation in respect of a number of sites, simultaneously with completion of the purchase of the sitesfrom the City Council. The agreement constituted either an agreement or a unilateral undertaking for WV Living to fulfil all planning obligations including the delivery of the affordable housing.

Resolved:

1.     That the Council enter into an agreement with WV Living pursuant to section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972, requiring WV Living to enter into a section 106 obligation in respect of the sites listed below, simultaneously with completion of the purchase of the sites from the City Council:

Former Merryhill House, Warstones Resource Centre, Nelson Mandela House, Woden Resource Centre and Oakley Road/Reedham Gardens sites.

2.     That authority be delegated to the Cabinet Member for City Assets and Housing in conjunction with the Director of Governance to agree the Heads of Terms for the disposal of the sites listed above.