Issue - meetings

1.    Noted the Lockleaze Sites Appraisal and Delivery Strategy study and the recommended delivery approach set out in Appendix A.

2.    Authorised spend of £1.081m Estate Regeneration Grant received from DCLG to help deliver new housing and regeneration in the Lockleaze Estate.

Recommendation no.3 was withdrawn.

4.    Authorised spend of £6.686m ‘Unlocking Lockleaze Development’ Housing Investment Fund grant award from Homes England.

5.    Authorised officers in consultation with the Service Director, Finance to submit grant funding applications to secure external funding as appropriate, including: Local Growth Fund, Early Investment Programme, and Accelerated Construction Programme, and to invest any such grants awarded to deliver the sustainable transport improvements and other infrastructure required to enable housing delivery in Lockleaze.

6.    Agreed, subject to further Cabinet approval of the detailed business case and any joint venture agreements, to dispose of the Romney House/Lockleaze School site, Lockleaze Day Centre/Blake Centre Site and Branwhite Close sites (‘Package A’) to the Council’s proposed Local Housing Company for residential led development.

7.    Agreed the sale of the following sites to a Homes West partner: Constable Road/Crome Road sites, and Herkomer Close (‘Package B’) for residential led development.

8.    A number of smaller sites (within ‘Package C’) are expected be developed by Bristol City Council (through the Housing Revenue Account) to provide additional affordable housing. Remaining sites identified within Package C with potential for self-built or community land trust will be disposed of.

9.    Cabinet reaffirmed the approach previously agreed in April 2012 that land sales and acquisitions in Lockleaze support regeneration in the vicinity of Gainsborough Square, Lockleaze.