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Grant funding award to United Communities Housing Association for the development of 40-48 Midland Road, Old Market, Bristol, BS2 0JY for the delivery of affordable housing,
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Growth and Regeneration
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
The Mayor of Bristol has set out the objective
of delivering 2,000 new homes, 800 affordable, each year. In
response to this the Council allocated £57m for the provision
of a grant funding programme to Registered Providers, and other
eligible non-profit making organisations, for the delivery of
affordable homes for rent together with supplementary grants to
incentivise the development of zero carbon affordable homes, the
adoption of modular housing and the building of wheelchair
accessible homes. This award relates to the 22nd round of grant
funding by the Council under the Affordable Housing Funding Policy
(current version approved by Cabinet on the 2nd April 2019).
Decision:
Approves the grant allocation to United
Communities Housing Association of £2,750,000 for the
development of 30 affordable rented homes (£2,250,000) and a
supplementary grant (£500,000), in accordance with the
Affordable Housing Funding Policy. The supplementary grant
providing for the installation, for the whole scheme (of 50
affordable homes in total), a high level of insulation to improve
airtightness (equivalent to Passivhaus standards) and connection to
the city centre heat network. This decision is made under delegated
authority for the award of grant (including those in excess of
£500,00) to support the delivery of affordable housing
approved by Cabinet on 7th March 2017 and supersedes any previous
decision in relation to this scheme.
Alternative options considered:
Option 1 - All grant funding applications are
appraised by an officer led panel of subject matter experts, in
accordance with the criteria and minimum standards set out in the
Affordable Housing Funding Policy and Procedure, which includes
analysis and assessment of scheme grant funding requirement.
Option 2 -
Option 3 -
Publication date: 12/01/2021
Date of decision: 11/01/2021