Purchase and Conversion for a property for temporary accommodation
To consider the report of the Director.
People Scrutiny Committee considered the report at its meeting on 1 June 2017 and its comments will be reported.
Additional documents:
Decision:
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Agreed
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That:-
(1) the purchase of the property be approved;
(2) subject to any planning permission and building control consent that may be required, the property be converted from self-contained units into a hostel to house homeless families and single people; and
(3) funding from the Affordable Housing Capital Programme, and from the capital receipt from the sale of 22 St David’s Hill be allocated for the purchase and conversion of the property.
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Reason for Decision:
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As set out in the report. |
Minutes:
The Assessment and Accommodation Lead presented the report on the purchase of a property for the conversion into a hostel to house homeless households.
Members were advised that the Planning Solicitor confirmed that as there was no material change of use, planning permission would not be required.
People Scrutiny Committee considered the report at its meeting on 1 June 2017 and its comments will be reported.
RESOLVED that:
(1) the purchase of the property be approved;
(2) subject to any planning permission and building control consent that may be required, the property be converted from self-contained units into a hostel to house homeless families and single people; and
(3) funding from the Affordable Housing Capital Programme, and from the capital receipt from the sale of 22 St David’s Hill be allocated for the purchase and conversion of the property.
Purchase and Conversion of a Property for use as Temporary Accommodation
To consider the report of the Director
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The System Lead Housing presented the report proposing the purchase of a property to convert into a hostel to house the homeless. Use of the property would assist the Council in meeting its statutory obligations under the Housing Act 1996 (as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002) and the Homelessness Reduction Act to be introduced in 2018.
People - Scrutiny Committee noted the report and requested Executive to:-
(1) purchase a property in Exeter in order to convert the property from self-contained units into a hostel to house homeless families and single people, subject to any planning permission and building control consent that may be required; and
(2) to allocate funding from the Affordable Housing Capital Programme and from the capital receipt from the sale of 22 St David’s Hill for the purchase and conversion of the property.