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Decision details

Homes England - Memorandum of Understanding

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To seek authority to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with Homes England around the principles of joint working in order to explore current and future opportunities for bringing forward sites for Regeneration delivery across Tamworth Borough.

Decisions:

Report of the Leader of the Council to update Cabinet on all activity that has been undertaken with regards bringing the Gungate Masterplan site forward for delivery since January 2020 and also to update on developing a working partnership with Homes England and to set out the principles of how the two organisations choose to work together in order to bring forward Borough wide sites for Regeneration, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

 

RESOLVED

That Cabinet

 

1.

noted the update against progress of key work streams for supporting the regeneration of the Gungate site.

 

2.

Agreed that the Chief Executive sign the non-legally binding Memorandum of Understanding between the Borough Council and Homes England

 

3.

Agreed in consultation with the Leader of the Council, that Officers actively explore and develop all relevant opportunities for Homes England to support the Council in bringing forward sites for Regeneration at an accelerated pace, to the benefit of the wider Borough and its residents; and

 

4.

Agreed to keep Cabinet and relevant scrutiny committees be updated on a regular basis.

 

 

(Moved by Councillor J Oates and seconded by Councillor M Bailey)

 

Report author: Matthew Fletcher

Publication date: 11/08/2023

Date of decision: 09/09/2021

Decided at meeting: 09/09/2021 - Cabinet

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