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Under reference to item 13 of the Minute of the meeting of this Board held on 8 November 2015, there was submitted a report by the Director of Development & Housing Services relative to the formal implementation of the finalised Orchard Street Housing Renewal Area Designation Order and Action Plan, a copy of which was appended to the report.
Following the approval of the draft Order on 8 November 2015 a consultation had been launched launched. The report summarised the responses received to the consultation from non-resident landlords, resident owners and commercial owners. The finalised order would be issued to owners and residents and Paisley Housing Association would commence negotiations with owners over the acquisition of properties or their participation in the project. The report estimated that work on site would commence in 2019/20 and would be completed in late 2021.
DECIDED:
(a) That the consultation activity and feedback received on the Orchard Street draft Designation Order as detailed in section 4 of the report be noted;
(b) That the Director of Development & Housing Services be authorised to make a Housing Renewal Area Designation Order and Action Plan covering 33 Causeyside Street and 3,5,7 and 9 Orchard Street subject to the terms appended to the report;
(c) That it be noted that the grants to participating owners would be offered in line with the Council’s Scheme of Assistance as set out in section 4.6 of the report;
(d) That the estimated private sector housing grant required to support owners participating in the scheme and to support environmental work as set out in section 5 of the report be noted; and
(e) That it be agreed that in circumstances where owners retained ownership of their property and did not voluntarily agree to fund their share of the common works or necessary repairs to their flat, the Council would enforce necessary works by carrying out that work and putting in place measures to recover the cost of the work.