Issue - meetings

(i)         to approve the adoption of the revised BPP as detailed in Appendix 1;

(ii)        to instruct officers responsible for overseeing building development and refurbishment to implement the requirements of the BPP and the BPC (as per the detailed guidance in Appendix 2 and 3);

(iii)       to ensure all project proposals/business cases relating to new development/refurbishment take into account the BPP; and

(iv)       to instruct officers within CHI to undertake scrutiny of policy compliance and report back to committee with an annual review and progress report in 12 months, envisaged to be May 2018.

The Committee had before it a report by the Interim Director of Communities, Housing and Infrastructure which presented the review of the Buildings Performance Policy (BPP) and accompanying Building Performance Checklist (BPC) and sought approval for any amendments.

The report recommended:-

that the Committee -

(a)       approve the adoption of the revised BPP as detailed in Appendix 1;

(b)       instruct officers responsible for overseeing building development and refurbishment to implement the requirements of the BPP and the BPC (as per the detailed guidance in Appendices 2 and 3);

(c)        ensure all project proposals/business cases relating to new development/refurbishment take into account the BPP; and

(d)       instruct officers within Communities, Housing and Infrastructure to undertake scrutiny of policy compliance and report back to committee with an annual review and progress report in 12 months, envisaged to be May 2018.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations.