To consider a report of the Executive Member for Housing and Regeneration.

1. That approval be given to the inclusion of the following Trafford HIF schemes and their funding allocations onto the Council’s Capital Programme in terms of:

o  Junction improvement works on Trafford Way and Redclyffe Road at the Trafford Waters site.

o  The Carrington Relief Road, including site rationalisation works at the Future Carrington site and note the funding allocated via Growth Deal 3.

2. That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place to agree terms with Homes England and the relevant developers for the draw down of HIF funding to support housing delivery at the Trafford Waters and Future Carrington sites.

3. That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for Governance and Community Strategy to enter into legal agreements as required in order to implement the above recommendations

The Executive Member for Housing and Regenerationsubmitted a report which sought approval for the inclusion in the Council’s Capital Programme of the schemes at the Trafford Waters and Future Carrington sites, which had received conditional approval for funding via the Housing Infrastructure Fund (HIF). In discussion, queries were raised regarding compliance of any new road junctions with Bee Network standards, and what measures could be taken to ensure that the road construction was conditional on the progress of associated housing developments.

             RESOLVED -

(1)       That approval be given to the inclusion of the following Trafford HIF schemes and their funding allocations onto the Council’s Capital Programme in terms of:

o  Junction improvement works on Trafford Way and Redclyffe Road at the Trafford Waters site.

o  The Carrington Relief Road, including site rationalisation works at the Future Carrington site and note the funding allocated via Growth Deal 3.

(2)       That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director of Place to agree terms with Homes England and the relevant developers for the draw down of HIF funding to support housing delivery at the Trafford Waters and Future Carrington sites.

(3)       That authority be delegated to the Corporate Director for Governance and Community Strategy to enter into legal agreements as required in order to implement the above recommendations.