Agenda item

Joint report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services and the City Surveyor.

The Committee considered a joint report of the Director of Community and Children’s Services and the City Surveyor proposing the adoption of a policy setting out the City Corporation’s ambitions on delivering more homes entitled increasing the supply of homes – the role the City of London Corporation.

The Chairman pointed out that the proposal covered broad policy and that any specific proposals would be considered by the relevant committee. He also advised that the City Corporation’s aspirations for assisting in increasing the number of homes in the capital had been well received at the LibDem conference and he was confident that it would receive the same reception at the other party conferences.

The Committee expressed its support for the proposal and noted that, given the importance, the policy would also be considered by the Court of Common Council.

RESOLVED – that:-

1.    the policy document “Increasing the Supply of Homes – the Role of the City of London Corporation” and the commitment to provide additional homes through opportunities on the City Corporation’s social housing estates and other City Corporation sites with development potential be approved and forwarded to the Court of Common Council for endorsement; and

2.    it be note that following would be brought back to Committee:-

• where the delivery of this vision required additional resources; and

• the progress of developing detailed proposals to support the ambitions set out would be reported to Members.