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A grant funding award to Knowle West Media Centre and ‘We Can Make’
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 and 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 23rd 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 Knowle West
Media Centre of £180,000 for the development of 2 affordable
rented homes, in accordance with the Affordable Housing Funding
Policy. 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.
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: 26/02/2021
Date of decision: 25/02/2021