That
Cabinet:
1.
provide delegated
authority to the Director of Finance, in consultation with the
Director of Regeneration and Cabinet Member for Place Development
and Economic Growth, to award an NEC-A Design & Build contract
to Willmott Dixon Construction for the redevelopment of the site,
which will allow the Design Development to continue up to
construction and then proceed to construction, subject to Final
Business Case approval and
securing the necessary Homes
England grant funding for delivery; and
2.
note that the Final
Business Case for the redevelopment of the former Crossways site
will be presented to Cabinet for approval on 15 July 2026, which
will include the full and final build cost and associated project
costs and funding breakdown (including internal capital resources,
external grant secured capital receipts).
1.
to use the Council powers of Appropriation for the
Crossways Site and adjacent highway land as attached at Appendix 2
to the submitted report, that is no longer required for the purpose
for which it is currently held and is now required for planning
purposes to enable the proposed redevelopment (Redevelopment of
site for residential extra care dwellings including Day Centre (Use
Class E(f)), comprising a building of up to six storeys with
communal facilities and cafe, associated parking, infrastructure
and landscaping);
2.
authorise the Director of Regeneration to undertake
all necessary steps to affect the appropriation of the Crossways
site and adjacent land as identified in Appendix 2 to the submitted
report for planning purposes, and delegate to Cabinet consideration
of any objections and final confirmation of decision;
3.
that the Capital
Programme be uplifted to a maximum of £54.000m to deliver the
project; and
4.
that a maximum of
£16.300m of prudential borrowing to deliver the project be
approved, noting that this level of prudential borrowing is
supported by rental income based on the 91 extra care units and
long lease for the Day Care facility.
