Land Re-allocation - Petersburn Primary School Site, Petersburn Road, Airdrie, ML6 8DX
North Lanarkshire Council · 1 March 2023
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North Lanarkshire Council Report Finance and Resources Committee Does this report require to be approved? ☒ Yes ☐ No Ref IM/JR Date 01/03/23 Land Re-allocation – Petersburn Primary School Site, Petersburn Road, Airdrie, ML6 8DX From James McKinstry, Chief Officer (Assets & Procurement) E-mail martini@northlan.gov.uk Telephone Ian Martin 07966 397637 1. Background 1.1 Petersburn Primary School was declared surplus at the Education and Families committee on 15th May 2020. The demolition of the school was completed in February 2021. 2. Report 2.1 Description The development site comprises the former Petersburn Primary School which was demolished in 2021. The 3.59 acre or thereby site, is predominately rectangular in shape and located in a mainly residential area. Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to seek committee approval for the transfer of land held by Education and Families for inclusion in the new build programme. Recommendations It is recommended that the Finance and Resources Committee: 1) Approves the land transfer of the former Petersburn Primary School site from Education and Families to Planning and Regeneration on the terms detailed in Section 2.2 of this report. 2) All other terms and conditions to be adjusted by the Chief Officer of Assets & Procurement. The Plan for North Lanarkshire Priority Improve economic opportunities and outcomes Ambition statement (1) Ensure a housing mix that supports social inclusion and economic growth
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The site is situated next to the Petersburn Family Centre and St Dominics Primary School. Part of the original site (79 sqm) was transferred to Petersburn Family Centre to accommodate garden amenity space for the centre. The proposal is to develop 40 NLC social housing units as part of the council’s overall transformation strategy. The proposed development would consist of a mix of terraced, semi-detached houses, bungalows and cottage flats. Planning permission for the site was achieved on 22nd September 2022, with development programmed to start in early 2023. 2.2 Re-allocation The building contractor has carried out site investigation works and submitted an assessment of abnormal development costs. The costs relate to trench fill foundations, retaining walls and an acoustic fence. The New Supply team have fully assessed the costs and have confirmed that they are reasonable given the extent of the works required. The amount of abnormal development costs has been confirmed at £367,117. The headline market value of the land is £1,000,000 and therefore to competently complete this transfer, a capital sum of £632,883 is to be paid from the Housing Revenue Account to the General Services Account. The transfer sum reflects the abnormal development costs required in developing this site. 3. Measures of success 3.1 The residential development will regenerate a brownfield site and help the council meet its new supply targets contributing to meeting local housing need, while creating new residential units for social rent. 4. Supporting documentation Appendix 1 – Location Plan. JAMES MCKINSTRY Chief Officer (Assets & Procurement)
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5. Impacts ( http://connect/report-template-guidance ) 5.1 Public Sector Equality Duty and Fairer Scotland Duty Does the report contain information that has an impact as a result of the Public Sector Equality Duty and/or Fairer Scotland Duty? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? The development will help address inequality through the provision of high-quality housing for rent which will help address housing need. The properties will be built to Housing for Varying Needs standards making them more accessible for people with a physical disability If Yes, has an assessment been carried out and published on the council’s website? https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/your-community/equalities/equality- and-fairer-scotland-duty-impact-assessments Yes ☒ No ☐ 5.2 Financial impact Does the report contain any financial impacts? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, have all relevant financial impacts have been discussed and agreed with Finance? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? HRA have confirmed that sufficient funds are within their budget to pay for the internal transfer. 5.3 HR policy impact Does the report contain any HR policy or procedure impacts? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant HR impacts have been discussed and agreed with People Resources? Yes ☐ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.4 Legal impact Does the report contain any legal impacts (such as general legal matters, statutory considerations (including employment law considerations), or new legislation)? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, have all relevant legal impacts have been discussed and agreed with Legal and Democratic? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.5 Data protection impact Does the report / project / practice contain or involve the processing of personal data? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, is the processing of this personal data likely to result in a high risk to the data subject? Yes ☐ No ☐
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If Yes, has a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) been carried out and e- mailed to dataprotection@northlan.gov.uk Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.6 Technology / Digital impact Does the report contain information that has an impact on either technology, digital transformation, service redesign / business change processes, data management, or connectivity / broadband / Wi-Fi? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? Where the impact identifies a requirement for significant technology change, has an assessment been carried out (or is scheduled to be carried out) by the Enterprise Architecture Governance Group (EAGG)? Yes ☐ No ☐ 5.7 Environmental / Carbon impact Does the report / project / practice contain information that has an impact on any environmental or carbon matters? Yes ☒ No ☐ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? The new homes will be more energy efficient contributing to the reduction in CO² emissions. 5.8 Communications impact Does the report contain any information that has an impact on the council’s communications activities? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the impact? 5.9 Risk impact Is there a risk impact? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the key risks and potential impacts, highlighting where the risk(s) are assessed and recorded (e.g. Corporate or Service or Project Risk Registers), and how they are managed? 5.10 Armed Forces Covenant Duty Does the report require to take due regard of the Armed Forces Covenant Duty (i.e. does it relate to healthcare, housing, or education services for in-Service or ex- Service personnel, or their families, or widow(er)s)? Yes ☐ No ☒ If Yes, please provide a brief summary of the provision which has been made to ensure there has been appropriate consideration of the particular needs of the Armed Forces community to make sure that they do not face disadvantage compared to other citizens in the provision of public services.
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Appendix 1 – Location Plan
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