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Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Brownfield Land, 92 Grange Road, Birkenhead

Meeting: 08/03/2023 - Economy Regeneration & Housing Committee (Item 66)

66 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Brownfield Land, 92 Grange Road, Birkenhead pdf icon PDF 545 KB

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Minutes:

The Birkenhead Portfolio Regeneration Lead introduced the report of the Director of Regeneration and Place which set out the activities undertaken to develop and deliver the 92 Grange Road project. It was noted that the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Brownfield Housing Fund was time limited to March 2025 and would support the Council by enabling access to significant funding to support the regeneration of Birkenhead.

 

Members queried how long the procurement process would take and received a response that it had begun around September 2022 with the deadline for outline scheme proposals to be submitted to the Council ending on 10th March 2023.

 

On a motion by Councillor D Mitchell and seconded by Councillor G Davies, it was -

 

DECISION:

 

Resolved – That

 

1.  The current LCRCA Brownfield Land allocation for this project as set out in the exempt appendix 2 be ring fenced for this purpose.

 

2.  The Director of Regeneration and Place be authorised to;

 

a.  Progress the appointment of a delivery partner for the 92 Grange Road, Birkenhead project further to the ongoing mini-tendering process via the Homes England Housing Delivery Partner Dynamic Purchasing System, in consultation with the Director of Law and Governance; and

 

b.  Offer the selected delivery partner deficit funding to support the delivery of the Council’s objectives regarding this site, should the need for such funding be demonstrated and justified.

 

3.  The Director of Law and Governance be authorised to finalise the legal documentation arising out of the implementation of the above recommendations.