Decision details

In order to continue to deliver new housing developments at scale and pace and to reduce the strain on existing resources within the development team, approval is being sought to implement a further Housing Development Partnership.

The Cabinet report will set out the rational behind this approach and the areas in which a Partnership approach to development adds significant value, maximises the councils resources and enables new homes to be delivered more quickly, removing a significant amount of risk from the development process and will give certainty to the councils housing development programme.

The proposed development sites within a new partnership will be identified along with the likely costs of this programme and the numbers of new homes to be delivered.

A business case attached to the report will assess Partnership options open to the council along with identifying the preferred partnership option and procurement route.

Appendix B to this report is not for publication as it contains exempt information of the description contained in paragraph 14 and 16 of Part 4 and paragraph 21 of Part 5 of Schedule 12A to the Local Government Act 1972

RESOLVED: that

1.            approval in principle be given to the implementation of a second Cardiff Housing Partnership Programme including the commencement of a procurement exercise to appoint a development partner.

2.            Approval be given to the list of development sites currently proposed to be included within a second partnership programme and approval that more suitable sites can be added into the programme, subject to complying with financial parameters including viability assessments and working within the HRA Business plan.

3.            authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for People and Communities in consultation with the Cabinet member for Housing and Communities, to manage all matters relating to the procurement process including agreeing the procurement route, agreeing the parameters and delivery model of a second partnership programme, agreeing the procurement documents, agreeing the evaluation criteria and the evaluation of the bids.

4.            It be noted that a subsequent report will be presented to Cabinet following the conclusion of the procurement process seeking approval to appoint the preferred Bidder.