Council and Democracy

Agenda item

Housing Capital Programme: New Programme for 2019/20 through to 2023/24

Decision:

*RESOLVED –

 

That it be recommended to full Council that:

 

1.   The Housing (Public Sector) Capital Programme for 2019/20 be approved and its procurement, as necessary, be authorised.

 

2.   The Housing (Public Sector) Capital Programmes for 2020/21 to 2023/24 be provisionally approved.

 

3.   The Commercial Services share of the 2019/20 programme be approved.

 

4.   Delegated authority be granted to the Assistant Director – Housing and/or Director of Finance and Resources to transfer funds between programme heads and budgets in order to effectively and efficiently manage the Capital Programme.

 

REASONS FOR DECISIONS

 

1.   The Council will be able to maintain its ‘Decent Homes Standard’ targets in line with the Council’s Vision and Corporate Plan.

 

2.   The condition of the Public Sector housing stock and its environment will be maintained and improved.

 

3.   To contribute to the aims of the Borough Housing Strategy and to deliver the HRA Business Plan.

Minutes:

The Director of Finance and Resources submitted a report seeking approval for the public sector Housing Capital Programme for 2019/20 and provisionally for 2020/21 through to 2023/24.

 

The overall financing strategy continued to focus on maintaining the Decent Homes Standard, improving non-traditional housing stock, delivering improvements to the estate environment and increasing the development programme of new council housing in the immediate short term.

 

The Housing Capital Programme had been set in accordance with the profile set out in the stock condition survey carried out by Savills in 2017. Improvements to existing housing stock will include the continuation of the central heating and roof replacement programmes, replacement of aging UPVC windows and installation of external wall insulation to non-traditional and solid wall properties.

 

In addition, the second phase of environmental improvements at the Barrow Hill London Boroughs Estate will commence in April 2019, a further two former sheltered housing schemes will be refurbished and a new build housing programme will deliver up to 100 units over the 5 year period. The report also detailed the portion of the Capital programme that will be allocated to the Council’s operational services division.

 

*RESOLVED –

 

That it be recommended to full Council that:

 

1.   The Housing (Public Sector) Capital Programme for 2019/20 be approved and its procurement, as necessary, be authorised.

 

2.   The Housing (Public Sector) Capital Programmes for 2020/21 to 2023/24 be provisionally approved.

 

3.   The Commercial Services share of the 2019/20 programme be approved.

 

4.   Delegated authority be granted to the Assistant Director – Housing and/or Director of Finance and Resources to transfer funds between programme heads and budgets in order to effectively and efficiently manage the Capital Programme.

 

REASONS FOR DECISIONS

 

1.   The Council will be able to maintain its ‘Decent Homes Standard’ targets in line with the Council’s Vision and Corporate Plan.

 

2.   The condition of the Public Sector housing stock and its environment will be maintained and improved.

 

3.   To contribute to the aims of the Borough Housing Strategy and to deliver the HRA Business Plan.


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