Decision details

To secure approval for variations to South Yorkshire Housing Association’s lease from the Council for land at Seaton Crescent, Manor Park, that would allow SYHA to develop 28 affordable homes in accordance with the approved planning application 16/01662/FUL.

That the Chief Property Officer is authorised to amend the lease for the land now shown at Appendix A as described in Section 1.5 of the report.

The original aspiration for the redevelopment of Seaton Crescent, as expressed in the Cabinet report for disposal, was to deliver good quality, environmentally sustainable housing. SYHA’s proposal meets that design aspiration (see Appendix B) but also provides affordable housing that was not part of the original proposal, helping to address the identified shortfall of 725 homes per year in the City.

The alternative option would be to insist that SYHA honour the terms of the original lease. This would mean no development of the site for the foreseeable future and the loss of grant funding to the City.