*RESOLVED –

That it be recommended to Full Council that:

1.    The Housing (Public Sector) revised Capital Programme for 2019/20 be approved.

2.    The Housing (Public Sector) Capital Programme for 2020/21 be approved and its procurement, as necessary, be authorised.

3.    The Housing (Public Sector) Capital Programmes for 2021/22 to 2024/25 be provisionally approved.

4.    The Commercial Services share of the 2020/21 programme be approved.

5.    Delegated authority be granted to the Assistant Director – Housing and/or Acting Chief Finance Officer to transfer funds between programme heads and budgets in order to manage the Capital Programme as set out in the report.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS

1.    To enable the Council to maintain its ‘Decent Homes Standard’ targets in line with the Council’s Vision and Corporate Plan.

2.    To maintain and improve the condition of the Public Sector housing stock and its environment.

3.    To contribute to the aims of the Council’s Housing Strategy and to deliver the HRA Business Plan.

The Assistant Director - Housing submitted a report seeking approval for the public sector Housing Capital Programme for 2020/21, and provisionally for 2021/22 through to 2024/25.

The overall financing strategy continued to focus on maintaining the Council’s housing stock at the Decent Homes Standard, improving the non-traditional housing stock, delivering improvements to estates environments and building new council housing.

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 would 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 programme would also fund the second phase of environmental improvements at the Barrow Hill London Boroughs Estate and the new build housing programmes planned for Heaton Court, Manor Drive and Brockwell Court; in total delivering 35 new council homes. The refurbishment of one general needs and two further former sheltered housing schemes would also be undertaken to ensure that older person’s accommodation remained accessible and met the future needs of the ageing population.

*RESOLVED –

That it be recommended to Full Council that:

1.   The Housing (Public Sector) revised Capital Programme for 2019/20 be approved.

2.   The Housing (Public Sector) Capital Programme for 2020/21 be approved and its procurement, as necessary, be authorised.

3.   The Housing (Public Sector) Capital Programmes for 2021/22 to 2024/25 be provisionally approved.

4.   The Commercial Services share of the 2020/21 programme be approved.

5.   Delegated authority be granted to the Assistant Director – Housing and/or Acting Chief Finance Officer to transfer funds between programme heads and budgets in order to manage the Capital Programme as set out in the report.

REASONS FOR DECISIONS

1.   To enable the Council to maintain its ‘Decent Homes Standard’ targets in line with the Council’s Vision and Corporate Plan.

2.   To maintain and improve the condition of the Public Sector housing stock and its environment.

3.   To contribute to the aims of the Council’s Housing Strategy and to deliver the HRA Business Plan.