Issue - meetings

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.

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