Issue - meetings

Councillor Draycott

The report seeks approval to consult the residents of the flats on Strasbourg Drive and the Beaumont Leys Partnership on the possibility of demolition, with the future use of the site being deferred until the overall SRB improvements to Beaumont Leys have taken effect and that in the event of demolition being agreed, the Allocations Policy for the residents is amended.

Councillor Draycott, the Cabinet Member for Housing, submitted a report seeking approval to consult the residents of the flats on Strasbourg Drive and the Beaumont Leys Partnership on the possibility of demolition of 107 flats.  It was noted that 48 of the flats were vacant and there was no demand for these properties.  The Leicester Tenants Association and the Ward Councillors were in favour of the proposal.  It was also proposed that should the flats be demolished then any decision on the future use of the site be deferred until the overall Single Regeneration Budget improvements in Beaumont Leys had taken effect.

RESOLVED:

(1)that the residents of the flats on Strasbourg Drive and the Beaumont Leys Partnership be consulted on the possibility of demolition, with the future use of the site being deferred until the overall Single Regeneration Budget improvements to Beaumont Leys had taken effect; and

(2)that, in the event of demolition being agreed, the Allocations Policy for the residents of the flats that wished to remain on Beaumont Leys, be amended as detailed in the report.