16 Beam Park Housing Zone Proposal PDF 617 KB
Decision:
Cabinet
1. Approved the submission of a Rainham and Beam Park Housing Zone bid to the Greater London Authority no later than 30 September 2014.
2. Approved the Economic Development and Regulatory Services initiating work on a Planning Strategy Document to strengthen the Council’s position on planning applications coming forward in the area.
3. Approved the commencement of work on the feasibility of establishing a Council-owned company to develop private housing for rent and sale with recommendations brought to a future Cabinet meeting for consideration.
4. Delegated to the Chief Executive after consultation with the Leader of the Council, authority to finalise the bid document.
Minutes:
Councillor Damian White, Cabinet Member for Housing, introduced the report
Cabinet was informed that the report sought approval to submit a bid to the Mayor of London’s Housing Zone Programme. Havering’s bid would focus on Rainham - primarily the underused industrial land between the A1306 to ... view the full minutes text for item 16