Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economy that updates Members on progress made in delivering a number of regeneration sites, commonly referred to as the ‘Hit-List’ that have been identified by the Regeneration Advisory Board as requiring intervention to ensure they are either physically improved, or brought back into active economic use.

RESOLVED that:

(1)  progress made on a number of the sites identified in the Regeneration Sites Update attached at Appendix 1 of the report be noted, and

(2) the latest position in relation to 67-69 London Road and 100 Northgate Street continues to be monitored, and in the absence of any genuine progress a further report is brought back to Cabinet to explore the options open to Cabinet to bring about their regeneration.

Cabinet considered the report of the Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economy that updated Members on progress made in delivering certain regeneration sites, commonly referred to as the ‘Hit-List’ that have been identified by the Regeneration Advisory Board as requiring intervention to ensure they are either physically improved or brought back into active economic use.

The Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Economy outlined the background to this and previous Hit-Lists.  He reminded Members of achievements made since the first was produced with examples of sites no longer listed due to successful intervention.  The Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing Strategy commented on the importance of continuing to monitor progress and of including small as well as large sites across the whole of the city.  The Cabinet Member for Communities and Neighbourhoods commended the form of the report and advised Members that she intended to adopt a similar approach to monitoring work being undertaken with property owners to bring long-term empty homes back into use.

RESOLVED that:

(1)  progress made on a number of the sites identified in the Regeneration Sites Update attached at Appendix 1 of the report be noted, and

(2) the latest position in relation to 67-69 London Road and 100 Northgate Street continues to be monitored, and in the absence of any genuine progress a further report is brought back to Cabinet to explore the options open to Cabinet to bring about their regeneration.