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(The Chair agreed that this report could be considered at the meeting under the provisions of Section 100B(4)(b) of the Local Government Act 1972 as a matter of urgency in order to avoid any further delay in the signing of contracts with the developer.)

The Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth and Investment presented a report on the inclusion of the former garage site at Burford Close, Dagenham, in the Council’s programme of developing vacant or under-used land for new Council housing and arrangements relating to the procurement of a design and build contractor.

By Minute 122 (19 April 2016), the Cabinet had agreed to bring forward 14 new infill sites for residential development.  The Burford Close site should have been included in the listing at that time but was overlooked, although the Cabinet Member confirmed that the appropriate funding for the project had subsequently been approved by the Cabinet.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree that the Burford Close garage site be included within the list of infill sites for redevelopment;

(ii)  Agree that the site be developed as housing for older people and wheelchair users;

(iii)  Give retrospective approval to the procurement of a contract for the design and build of the development via the Council’s New Build Housing Framework;

(iv)  Note the appointment of Jerram Falkus Construction Limited as the main contractor; and

(v)  Authorise the Strategic Director of Growth and Homes, in consultation with the Director of Law and Governance, to enter into the contract and all other necessary or ancillary agreements with Jerram Falkus and/or other related parties.