Decision details

(1)     That the Cabinet Committee considered the viability of each of the 14 (fourteen) individual feasibility studies taken from the Cabinet approved list of Primary Sites, as listed below, for consideration for inclusion in a future phase of the Council Housebuilding Programme:

(a)        Kirby Close, Loughton - Garages 1-4

That the Cabinet Committee agreed this was a viable site to progress to a detailed planning stage.

(b)        Whitehills Road, Loughton - Garages 354-380

That the Cabinet Committee agreed this was a viable site to go forward to the next stage. However, the final design will require more attention to access for waste collection and emergency vehicles and parking issues. This site was near a busy school which catered for children with special needs.

(c)        Hornbeam Close, Buckhurst Hill (Site A) - Garages 1-24

That the Cabinet Committee agreed this was a viable site to progress to a detailed planning stage.

(d)        Hornbeam Close, Buckhurst Hill (Site B) - Garages 25-38

That the Cabinet Committee agreed this was a viable site to progress to a detailed planning stage.

(e)        Hornbeam House, Buckhurst Hill - Garages 1-22

That Members agreed the Hornbeam House garage site be deferred until the next meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the 18 November 2014 for more information regarding access for emergency vehicles and a revised layout of the site.

(f)         Bourne House, Buckhurst Hill - Garages 12-36

That the Cabinet Committee agreed this was a viable site to progress to a detailed planning stage.

(g)        Pentlow Way, Buckhurst Hill - Garages 1-19

That the Cabinet Committee agreed this was a viable site to progress to a detailed planning stage.

(h)        Loughton Way, Buckhurst Hill - Garages 1-24

That the Cabinet Committee agreed this was a viable site to progress to a detailed planning stage.

(i)         Lower Alderton Hall, Loughton - Garages 440-445

That Members agreed the Lower Alderton Hall garage site be deferred until the next meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the 18 November 2014 for more information concerning the mature trees that were situated on the site.

(j)         Bushfields, Loughton - Garages 51-70

That the Cabinet Committee agreed this was a viable site to progress to a detailed planning stage.

(k)        Marlescroft Way, Loughton - Garages 581-591

That the Marlescroft Way garage site was not viable to go forward for future development due to concerns with this site being on a floodplain. The site should therefore be used to offset displaced garage tenants identified as part of the Oakwood Hill Task Force or demolished and kept as open car parking.

(l)         Chequers Road, Loughton (Site A) - Garages 146-171

That the Cabinet Committee agreed this was a viable site to progress to a detailed planning stage.

(m)      Chequers Road, Loughton  (Site B) - Garages 231-258

That the Cabinet Committee agreed this was a viable site to go forward to a detailed planning stage. Members noted that part of this site could not go forward due to an electricity sub station with associated cables on the site and two sewers cross through the site, a foul water sewer and a substantial surface sewer. It was therefore agreed that the garages on this part of the site would be demolished, re-surfaced and the land be marked out and left as open car parking for local residents.

(n)        Ladyfields, Loughton - Garages 332-353

That the Cabinet Committee agreed this was a viable site to progress to a detailed planning stage.