Meeting documents

Cabinet were asked to consider the interim development opportunity for temporary housing for use as emergency accommodation at Bath Road Depot.

As well as being considered by the Healthy Community PAG on 14 September 2017, this report was also considered by the Resources PAG on 26 September 2017.

RESOLVED that

1.      proposals to design, build and install temporary accommodation units at Bath Road Depot for a period of 5 years be agreed;

2.      subject to contract, the Council purchases 801 Bath Road, Taplow and adjacent land, using money available from the approved capital programme and the Head of Environment in consultation with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services and the Portfolio Holder for Resources be authorised to finalise the terms and conclude the purchase;

3.      it be noted that Management Team has agreed an exception to the Contract Procedure Rules to appoint a Project Manager or other consultants through the Scape framework to undertake a feasibility study to design, build and install the temporary accommodation units at Bath Road Depot;

4.      subject to planning consent and the final business plan authority be delegated to the Head of Healthy Communities in consultation with the Portfolio Holders for Healthy Communities and Resources to proceed with the development of temporary units for use as emergency accommodation on the Bath Road depot site including authority for the Head of Environment in consultation with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services to negotiate and conclude any necessary agreements to allow the development to proceed through to completion;

5.      the appointment of a Registered Provider to manage the emergency accommodation provided on the Bath Road site and any adjacent land for a period of up to 5 years on terms to be agreed by the Head of Healthy Communities in consultation with the Portfolio Holders for Healthy Communities and Resources be authorised; and

6.      authority be delegated to the Director of Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Healthy Communities to draw down up to £2.7m of s106 funding to enable the Bath Road temporary housing project to progress.