Issue - meetings

Division/Wards Affected: All

Purpose: To seek approval for the repurposing of Severn View Residential Home, Chepstow to support policy objectives around temporary accommodation, in accordance with the Rapid Rehousing Strategy.

Authors: Nick Keyse – Acting Head of Landlord Services

nicholaskeyse@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Cath Fallon – Head of Rural Development, Housing and Partnerships

cathfallon@monmouthshire.gov.uk

That Cabinet agrees to the repurposing of Severn View Residential Home, Chepstow, now vacated, for the use of temporary housing accommodation.

That Cabinet agrees to delegate authority for approval of the final business case to the Chief Officers for Communities & Place and Resources, in consultation with the Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for a Sustainable Economy and the Cabinet Member for Resources.

That Cabinet agrees to fund the consequential shortfall in capital funding for the Severn View Parc development costs of £900,000 from the existing capital receipts reserve. The capital receipts reserve would subsequently be replenished when the receipt is eventually realised.