Cabinet will be asked to approve and award the building contract for Napier and New Plymouth.

Cabinet:

1.    Approved the recommendation option 4 set out in the Report to progress the development of Napier New Plymouth as a 100 per cent Council scheme, at a total development cost of £57.370 million, and delegates the final decision on the tenure of the additional 71 units to the Director of Regeneration in consultation with the Director of Housing.

2.      Noted that the Leader of the Council, after consultation with the s151 Officer will be responsible for the approval of the revised business case for Napier New Plymouth and related viability assessment.

3.      Authorised the Director of Regeneration to take all steps necessary to negotiate and enter into variations of any of the joint venture documentation and the planning permission and associated planning obligation to the extent required to enable the implementation of Option 4.