Decision details

Further to Minute No. 212 of the meeting held on 11 December 2008, the Cabinet considered the report of the Strategic Director of Regeneration and Environmental Services on the current status of the refurbishment project at 23-35 Scarisbrick Avenue, Southport and proposals to utilise the ground floor of the development for the provision of an Independent Living Centre.

The proposal was a Key Decision but, unfortunately, had not been included in the Council's Forward Plan of Key Decisions.  Consequently, the Chair of the Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Performance and Corporate Services) has been consulted under Rule 15 of the Access to Information Procedure Rules of the Constitution, to the decision being made by as a matter of urgency on the basis that it was impracticable to defer the decision until the commencement of the next Forward Plan because of the current problems associated with the development at Scarisbrick Avenue which is part funded by grant monies from the European Regional Development Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund.

RESOLVED:  That

(1)      the report be noted;

(2)      it be noted that the development will provide 19 social housing apartments;

(3)      approval be given to an Independent Living Centre being located at the development at Scarisbrick Avenue;

(4)      the sum of £725,000 be included in the New Start Capital Programme to cover the cost of providing the Independent Living Centre at Scarisbrick Avenue; and

(5)      the Planning and Economic Regeneration Director be requested to ensure that adequate refuse collection facilities are provided in the revised development at Scarisbrick Avenue.