Issue - meetings

[To seek approval to proceed with a recommended option for the future use of the former Parkfields Housing Office]

1.      That the former Parkfields Housing Office building be declared surplus to requirements and option six (demolish the building and re-develop the land for Housing Revenue Account affordable housing) be approved.

2.      That a further report on the development options for the site, be received once the building is demolished and site cleared as part of a future phase of the Small Sites Housing Development Programme.

Councillor Bhupinder Gakhal presented the report on options for the future use of Parkfields Housing Office. The building was a housing revenue account (HRA) asset and the property was managed by Wolverhampton Homes on behalf of the Council.  Since being vacant in 2019 potential uses of the building had been explored by a number of Council Services with none finding the building suitable for their needs.  It was proposed to pursue option six, to declare the asset surplus to requirements, demolish the building and redevelop the land for affordable housing within the Council Small Sites Housing Development Programme.  This would bring much needed, modern, thermal efficient properties into the Council’s stock for allocation to residents in housing need.

Resolved:

1.    That the former Parkfields Housing Office building be declared surplus to requirements and option six (demolish the building and re-develop the land for Housing Revenue Account affordable housing) be approved.

2.    That a further report on the development options for the site, be received once the building is demolished and site cleared as part of a future phase of the Small Sites Housing Development Programme.