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There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the disposal of land at Maple Drive, Johnstone to Link Group Limited (incorporating Link Housing Association), for the development of affordable housing. The site was identified in a plan appended to the report.
The report referred to the Council's Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2023/28 which was approved at the meeting of the Communities & Housing Policy Board held on 25 October 2022 which set out how investment in affordable housing would be targeted to achieve the objectives of the Council's Local Housing Strategy.
The report also advised that the area of land at Maple Drive, Johnstone had been declared surplus to requirements at a meeting of the Communities, Housing & Planning Policy Board held on 21 August 2018 and was identified as suitable for development by a housing association. Subsequent discussions with Link Group Limited highlighted the requirement to adjust the boundaries of the site to accommodate their planned development layout. The revised area was declared surplus to requirements at a meeting of the Communities & Housing Policy Board held on 16 August 2022.
The revised site had been independently valued by D M Hall Chartered Surveyors at £935,000. Due to costs associated with clearing the site which exceeded its valuation, Link Group Limited were looking to acquire the site at nil value. The proposed terms and conditions of the sale were detailed in full in the report.
DECIDED: That the Head of Economy & Development and the Head of Corporate Governance be authorised to undertake the necessary processes to complete the disposal of land at Maple Drive, as per plan E3228A which was appended to the report, to Link Group Limited, on the terms and conditions detailed within the report.