Decision details

Decision Maker: Corporate Director (Operations and Delivery)

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The transfer affordable units/gifted units to the Council is the subject of the Schedule 2 of the Section 106 Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Agreement dated 7 June 2017 made between Gary Clifton Hubert (1) Tendring District Council (2) and Essex County Council (3) which provides for dwellings to be constructed in accordance with an Affordable Housing Plan which was to be agreed with the Council. The dwellings must be constructed in accordance with the Specification approved by the Council, and capable of being occupied for their intended purpose.

Decision:

i) Acceptance to the transfer of the affordable units/gifted units - 5 Plots Asterwood, School Road also known as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 Oak Close, Elmstead Colchester based on the recommendation made by the Assistant Director of Planning.

ii) Authorise the Assistant Director of Governance to complete the transfer of the affordable units/gifted units from the Developer.

iii) Acquiring a shareholding in Asterwood School Road (Management Company) Limited (company number 14403988) with the official representative of the Council to be nominated by the Chief Executive.

Alternative options considered:

Not to accept the affordable units/gifted units is not an option and if it were to be considered the Developer and the Council will need to vary the Section 106 Agreement to for the Developer to transfer the affordable units/gifted units to the Registered Provider approved by the Council.

Publication date: 22/01/2025

Date of decision: 21/01/2025

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