Decision Maker: Executive Director of Place
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
The City of Doncaster Council has approved
ambitious plans to deliver more affordable homes, including more
Council housing. The acquisitions programme forms a key element of
the 5 year (2020-2025) ‘Housing Delivery Plan’ (HDP)
approved at Cabinet on 12th January 2021. In June 2022 Cabinet gave
approval to the purchase of affordable housing brought forward as
part of the development of the land at Hatfield Lane East,
Armthorpe with Albemarle Homes Ltd following planning permission
being secured.
A number of opportunities have been identified to purchase targeted
new builds through the city, which will help meet the specific
local affordable housing need, especially where the Council has no
or limited land to develop Council housing, ensuring a suitable
geographical balance of new Council housing across the city. These
new homes will form part of the Council House Build Programme
(CHBP) and will be let through St. Leger Homes.
To approve the acquisition of 11 Affordable
Properties at Hatfield Lane East, Armthorpe from Albemarle Homes
Ltd in accordance with the Cabinet Decision of 22nd June
2022.
Option 1 (preferred option) – To approve
the acquisition of 11 Affordable Properties at Hatfield Lane East,
Armthorpe from Albemarle Homes Ltd in accordance with the Cabinet
Decision of 22nd June 2022.
Option 2 – If approval is not given for the purchase of these
new social rented Council properties, then they will be sold to a
Housing Association instead and lost from the Council’s
future stock and direct control.
The Council has identified within its Housing Strategy, the
requirement for more affordable homes. The delivery of these eleven
new two bed large bungalows for older people or people with
physical and learning disabilities forms part of the Housing
Strategy to deliver affordable housing across the whole of the
city
Publication date: 23/10/2024
Date of decision: 24/09/2024
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