Decision details

To approve the next steps and budget to deliver the preferred option for Ashcroft.

Before the Committee was a report by the Interim Chief Executive, copies of which had been circulated to all Members and a copy of which is attached to the signed copy of these minutes as Item 16.

The report introduced members to the refurbishment and redevelopment options that had been considered at the vacant sheltered housing block at Ashcroft; updated them on the results of the consultation exercise with residents seeking their comments on these options and sought agreement on the preferred option for redevelopment of the site along with approval of a budget to progress this option.

The recommendations set out in the report were proposed by Councillor Carson Albury seconded by Councillor Emma Evans and unanimously supported. 

Decision

The Joint Strategic Committee 

1.     Approved the preferred Option A for a New Build at Ashcroft; 

2.     Approved the release of a budget of £540,000 from the development programme contingency to enable the project to progress;

3.     Delegated authority to the Head of Major Projects & Investment to enter into all necessary contracts to carry out the matters referred to in clause 2.2;

4.     Noted that a further report would be brought back to JSC in early 2022 following the grant of planning permission and following the completion of the procurement process to present and agree a Full Business Case to deliver the preferred option through to completion of new build properties. 

Call In: 

The call-in deadline for this decision will be 5.00pm on 23 July 2021.