Issue - meetings
Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Development Work Streams
Meeting: 29/10/2013 - Cabinet (Item 6)
6 Housing Revenue Account Development Programme 
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Background:
This report provided details of the first two individual work streams within the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Development Programme and sought approval to appropriate land at Beatty Avenue, Gillingham, from the General Fund to the Housing Revenue Account. Full Council had agreed the overall programme as an addition to the Capital Programme at its meeting on 17 October 2013.
The proposals included development on a number of sites as set out in Appendix A to the report which would provide 23 affordable homes and on surplus general fund land in Gillingham which could provide 43 affordable homes.
An addendum report was tabled at the meeting which presented a revised table at 4.2.4 of the report. This provided details of the proposed accommodation on the surplus General Fund Land.
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Decision: |
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169/2013 |
The Cabinet agreed to proceed with the option to develop additional housing on Housing Revenue Account (HRA) sites, as set out in paragraph 4.1 of the report and the option to develop additional housing on one General Fund site at Beatty Avenue, Gillingham, as set out in paragraph 4.2 of the report. |
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170/2013 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Legal and Corporate services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Deputy Leader to appropriate the land at Beatty Avenue from the General Fund to the Housing Revenue Account (HRA). |
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171/2013 |
The Cabinet agreed to delegate authority to the Director of Regeneration Community and Culture in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Services to add further sites to the HRA site programme as they become available, as set out in paragraph 4.1.7 of the report. |
Reasons:
This proposed development programme would both improve and add to the HRA’s existing housing stock, which will benefit existing tenants and Medway residents that qualify for affordable housing.