A report setting out the review of council owned land, capacity and options for increasing affordable housing delivery in Merton.

RESOLVED:

A. That Cabinet notes the options appraisal setting out how the Council can achieve its strategic ambition to deliver affordable housing on council owned sites.

B. That Cabinet agrees not to dispose of the first four sites for private sale and instead allocates the sites for affordable homes, delivered either by the Council or a Registered Provider (Housing Association).

C. That Cabinet note the implications for the Council of Merton re-establishing a Housing Revenue Account should it decide to be the direct provider of social needs housing.

D. That Cabinet note the finance, timescale and officer resource implications for the programme.