With the approval of the Chairman of Growth, Environment and Resources Scrutiny Committee, special urgency procedures have been invoked to suspend the requirement to publish on the Forward Plan and the five day consideration period. These procedures have been invoked for the reasons set out below.
The timescale for approval is urgent as initially it was anticipated that the agreement would be concluded in July 2020. In reliance on this the developer has a contractor ready and waiting to start on site and any further delay is likely to prejudice that arrangement and the overall progress of the scheme.
The Cabinet
Member:
1. Approved an agreement to lease 9 three-bedroom houses to be used
for temporary accommodation and / or general needs affordable
housing for a term of 20 years.
2. Approved payment of the associated Stamp Duty Land Tax and
professional fees.
Decision type: Key
Reason Key: Expenditure or savings greater than £500,000;
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: Paston and Walton;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 07/08/2020
This decision will be taken under urgency procedures.
Reason for urgency:
With the approval of the Chairman of Growth, Environment and Resources Scrutiny Committee, special urgency procedures have been invoked to suspend the requirement to publish on the Forward Plan and the five day consideration period. These procedures have been invoked for the reasons set out below.
The timescale for approval is urgent as initially it was anticipated that the agreement would be concluded in July 2020. In reliance on this the developer has a contractor ready and waiting to start on site and any further delay is likely to prejudice that arrangement and the overall progress of the scheme.
Decision due: 7 Aug 2020 by Cabinet Member for Housing, Culture and Recreation
Lead member: Cabinet Member for Housing, Culture and Recreation
Lead director: Executive Director Corporate Services
Department: Corporate Services
Contact: Tristram Hill, Strategic Asset Manager Tristram Hill, Strategic Asset Manager, 07849 079787, Email: tristram.hill@peterborough.gov.uk tristram.hill@peterborough.gov.uk.
Consultation process
Consultation has taken place with the Chief
Executive of the Council and Executive Director of Place and
Economy for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Furthermore, as this decision is being taken under special urgency
powers, the Chairman of the Growth, Environment and Resources
Scrutiny Committee has been consulted regarding the requirement to
waive the ordinary notification requirements connected with taking
a key decision. The Chairman has consented to this request on the
basis that a delay would prejudice the arrangements that have been
put in place for the development to commence.
Relevant Scrutiny Committee: Growth, Environment and Resources Scrutiny Committee