Agenda item
Proposed disposal of NNDC land for Affordable Housing
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Executive Summary |
This report sets out a proposal to dispose of two pieces of NNDC owned land in Edgefield and Mundesley for the development of affordable housing.
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Options considered
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- Retain sites – will not result in more affordable housing or a capital receipt for NNDC, and would mean ongoing costs for maintenance of the sites - Sell on the open market – unlikely to result in sale given the restrictions on the sites, unlikely to provide affordable homes - Dispose of sites to Registered Providers to deliver new affordable homes - recommended
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Consultation(s) |
District Councillor for Stody Ward District Councillors for Cromer Town Portfolio Holder for Housing and Peoples’ Services (and ward councillor for Mundesley Ward) Estates and Property Services
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Recommendations
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It is recommended that Cabinet: - Agree that the plots of land in Edgefield and Mundesley are surplus to requirements - That NNDC enter into an option agreement with Flagship Housing (subject to Planning Permission) for sale of the land in Mundesley to be developed for affordable housing. - That NNDC enter into an option agreement with Broadland Housing (subject to Planning Permission) for sale of the land in Edgefield to be developed for affordable housing.
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Reasons for recommendations
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The development of these pieces of land offers the opportunity to make better use of land to deliver badly nee
ded affordable homes and to reduce the current revenue liabilities at the sites.
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Background papers
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Land Disposal at Edgefield - Cabinet 16 April 2018
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Wards affected |
Stody and Mundesley |
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Cabinet member(s) |
Cllr Fredericks, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Peoples’ Services |
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Contact Officer |
Nicky Debbage, Housing Strategy & Delivery Manager, nicky.debbage@north-norfolk.gov.uk |
Decision:
Decision
RESOLVED
- To agree that the plots of land in Edgefield and Mundesley are surplus to requirements
- That NNDC enters into an option agreement with Flagship Housing (subject to Planning Permission) for sale of the land in Mundesley to be developed for affordable housing.
- That NNDC enters into an option agreement with Broadland Housing (subject to Planning Permission) for sale of the land in Edgefield to be developed for affordable housing.
Reasons for the decision:
The development of these pieces of land offers the opportunity to make better use of land to deliver badly needed affordable homes and to reduce the current revenue liabilities at the sites.
Minutes:
Cllr W Fredericks, Portfolio Holder for Housing & Benefits, introduced this item. She began by saying there had been a lot of social media activity on this and she said that she wanted to reassure people that the affordable homes that would be built on this land would be allocated to people in the district.
Cllr A Brown, said that one of the sites (Edgefield) was in his ward and he welcomed that progress was finally being made after initial plans were made in 2018.
Cllr N Dixon referred to the ‘options’ section of the report and asked whether consideration had been given to including an overage arrangement within the agreement with the Housing Associations so that any increase in the land value could be protected in the longer term.
The Housing Strategy & Delivery Manager replied that the options were subject to planning permission but would not result in a sale until planning permission was granted. Permission would be for affordable housing in perpetuity and a valuation would be provided on the land at that point for that reason. She didn’t feel that an overage clause would be necessary.
Cllr Dixon said that planning permission was one stage in the process and overage was not normally connected to it. He felt that consideration could be given to an overage clause to protect the Council’s interests in the longer term. The Housing Strategy & Delivery Manager said that she would speak to the Legal team about whether an overage clause was necessary.
Cllr Shires said that it was an interesting point raised by Cllr Dixon, and she agreed that retaining the value of the land for residents was something to be explored. One option would be for any future profit share on sale of the properties would be returned to the Council.
It was proposed by Cllr W Fredericks, seconded by Cllr A Brown and
RESOLVED
- To agree that the plots of land in Edgefield and Mundesley are surplus to requirements
- That NNDC enters into an option agreement with Flagship Housing (subject to Planning Permission) for sale of the land in Mundesley to be developed for affordable housing.
- That NNDC enters into an option agreement with Broadland Housing (subject to Planning Permission) for sale of the land in Edgefield to be developed for affordable housing.
Reasons for the decision:
The development of these pieces of land offers the opportunity to make better use of land to deliver badly needed affordable homes and to reduce the current revenue liabilities at the sites.
Supporting documents:
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