Issue - meetings

(a)       That the Committee support the development of 40 new Council homes on the 5 identified sites in Mold, Leeswood and Connah’s Quay at a projected total cost of £6,376,931M; and

(b)       That the Committee support the use of prudential borrowing to the value of £6,376,931M (subject to final approval and verification) to fund the proposed development of 40 new Council homes.

The Service Manager - Housing Programmes presented a report on the next key stages of the Council’s Strategic Housing and Regeneration Programme (SHARP) and on proposals to develop council housing at the following sites:

·         Ysgol Delyn, Mold

·         Heol y Goron, Leeswood

·         Maes y Meilion Leeswood

·         Redhall, Connah’s Quay

·         The Dairy, Connah’s Quay

The Service Manager reported on the main considerations.  He explained that the report provided information on each of the proposed schemes, identified prudential borrowing as the preferred funding option, and detailed the Development Scheme Assumptions against which the viability of each scheme would be measured and assessed.  He also drew attention to the detail in the report around future potential funding support from the Welsh Government to support new developments for local authorities.

Councillor David Roney welcomed the report and the forthcoming proposals.  He reported that he had not received an update on the proposed housing scheme in Mostyn.  The Service Manager explained the reasons for the delay and agreed to provide Councillor Roney and all Members who had schemes waiting in their ward with an update following the meeting.  The Chief Officer acknowledged the concerns and agreed to take on board the comments from Members around staff resources/capacity in delivering the project.

During discussion, officers responded to questions raised by Councillor Hilary Isherwood around the Right to Buy scheme.

Councillor George Hardcastle commented on the recent Welfare Reform Workshop and asked that the Committee’s thanks for the information provided to Members be passed back to all staff involved.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Committee support the development of 40 new Council homes on the 5 identified sites in Mold, Leeswood and Connah’s Quay at a projected total cost of £6,376,931M; and

(b)       That the Committee support the use of prudential borrowing to the value of £6,376,931M (subject to final approval and verification) to fund the proposed development of 40 new Council homes.