Apologies for absence were received from Councillors Simon Jones, Heather Kidd, Dan Thomas and Robert Tindall.

Members are reminded that they must declare their disclosable pecuniary interests and other registrable or non-registrable interests in any matter being considered at the meeting as set out in Appendix B of the Members’ Code of Conduct and consider if they should leave the room prior to the item being considered. Further advice can be sought from the Monitoring Officer in advance of the meeting.

          None were declared.

To confirm the minutes of the Housing Supervisory Board meetings held on 31^st March and 12^th May 2022.

Contact: Shelley Davies on 01743 257718

RESOLVED: that the minutes of the meeting held on 31^st March 2022 and 12^th May 2022 be approved as a true record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive any public questions or petitions from the public, notice of which has been given in accordance with Procedure Rule 14.  The deadline for this meeting is 5.00 pm on Wednesday 1^st June 2022.

          There were no public questions.

To receive any question of which Members of the Council have given notice.  The deadline for this meeting is 5.00 pm on Wednesday 1st June 2022.

          There were no Member questions.

To receive the Cornovii Developments Limited Update Report from the Assistant Director, Homes and Communities.  [Report attached]

Contact Jane Trethewey

Members received the report of the Assistant Director Homes and Communities which gave an update from Cornovii Developments Limited (CDL) on the company’s progress against the Business Plan which was approved by the Housing Supervisory Board on 31 March 2022.

The Assistant Director Homes and Communities introduced the report and referred to Appendix A which provided detail of the Company’s overall progress and gave an update on its approved schemes at The Frith, Ellesmere Wharf and Ifton Heath. It was added that the progress of CDL against its Business Plan continued to be satisfactory.

The Managing Director of CDL reported that all properties at the Frith site had now been sold and noted that there had been a number of delays in relation to progress at the Ellesmere and St Martins sites.  

In response to a question in relation to labour shortages, the Managing Director of CDL explained that CDL was monitoring this issue which was a major problem for the construction industry as a whole and was impacting on costs. The Assistant Director Homes and Communities, in response to a question relating to how social value would be measured, explained that there was an officer leading on this matter and further information would be reported to the Board in due course.

RESOLVED:That the report of the Assistant Director Homes and Communities be noted.

To receive the Housing Supervisory Report to Cabinet from the Assistant Director, Homes and Communities.  [Report attached]

Contact Jane Trethewey

Members received the report of the Assistant Director Homes and Communities which set out the areas and themes to be covered in the Housing Supervisory Board Update Report to Cabinet and sought approval for work to develop and finalise the report to be delegated to the Assistant Director of Homes and Communities in consultation with the Chair of the Housing Supervisory Board.

In response to a request for additional information to be included in the report it was agreed that bench marking information in regard to the delivery of affordable housing in other areas would be included.  

The Chairman agreed that a finalised version of the report would be circulated to Members prior to the July Cabinet meeting and invited Members to attend the meeting if they wished to do so.

RESOLVED:

1. That the proposed outline content for the Housing Supervisory Board Report to Cabinet be approved.

2. That work to develop and finalise the report be delegated to the Assistant Director of Homes and Communities in consultation with the Chair of the Housing Supervisory Board.

To resolve in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 and Paragraph 10.4[3] of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules, the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following item.

RESOLVED: That in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, and paragraph 10.4(3) of the Council’s Access to Information Procedure Rules, the press and public be excluded during consideration of the following items.

To confirm the exempt minutes of the Housing Supervisory Board meeting held on 31^st March 2022.

RESOLVED: That the exempt minutes of the meeting held on 31^st March 2022 be approved as a true record and signed by the Chairman.

To receive the Cornovii Developments Limited Exempt Items Update Report from the Assistant Director, Homes and Communities.  [Exempt report attached]

Contact: Jane Trethewey

          Members received an exempt report from the Assistant Director Homes and Communities.

RESOLVED: That the report be noted.