Decision details

At their meeting on Tuesday 5^th July 2016 the Planning, Housing and Economic Development Policy Development & Scrutiny Panel supported the revised Charter ambitions for inclusion in the final version of the Charter for adoption by the Cabinet in September 2016.

Cabinet - Adoption of the final version of the Charter developed by Cabinet, Ward Members, Senior Management Team and Curo.

RESOLVED (unanimously) the Cabinet agreed that:

1)  The consultation outcomes for the Foxhill Regeneration and Development Charter are noted;

2)  The Foxhill Regeneration and Development Charter 2016 is approved;

3)  The Charter is reviewed and updated periodically and changes to be approved by Single Member Decision.

There is a need to demonstrate a series of shared ambitions with Curo to support the extensive and complex masterplanning work now underway.  This Charter, and the Council’s formal support of its Ambitions, will clearly set the joint ambitions of Curo and B&NES as discussions on masterplanning progress, leading to a formal outline planning application in the Autumn and reserved matters applications on both Mulberry Park and the Foxhill estate as the development progresses.

For the Council not to engage with Curo on the regeneration plans for Foxhill outside of statutory LPA functions.  Such an option has not been proposed as it:

a)  presents significant risk to the delivery of Housing Zone targets for accelerated housing completions

b)  reduces the opportunity for the regeneration to support wider Corporate priorities around Health and Well-being and delivering a sustainable, economic City.