Agenda Item No. Report No. 180/07 ANGUS COUNCIL HOUSING COMMITTEE – 1st MARCH 2007

IMPROVEMENT/REPAIRS GRANT APPLICATIONS APPROVED UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY

REPORT BY DIRECTOR OF INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES

Abstract: The report lists Grant applications in respect of Disability Adaptations, Improvement, Repairs, Windows & Gutter Replacement and Town Centre Refurbishments which have been approved under delegated authority for the period 01 December 2006 to 31 January 2007

Recommendation It is recommended that the Committee note the list. Approved Expense Grant Grant No. Proposal £ £

IMPROVEMENT

06/00215/OOC Roof repairs at 72 Roods Angus DD8 4HP 7461.25 3730.63 06/00243/OOC Replace electric heating system at 4 Balgarrock Farm 1860.25 930.13 Cottages Aberlemno Angus DD8 3PF 06/00269/OOC Roof repairs at 8 North Bank Street Angus DD5 816.63 710.47 4LL 06/00270/OOC Roof repairs at 6 North Bank Street Monifieth Angus DD5 816.63 555.31 4LL 06/00274/OOC Repairs to chimney (shared) at 25 West High Street Forfar 234.99 234.99 Angus DD8 1BE 06/00275/OOC Flat roof repairs at 15 Cairniehill Gardens Angus 1363.00 681.50 DD11 4EP 06/00292/OOC Replacement of flat roof at 53 Slade Gardens Kirriemuir 710.00 355.00 Angus DD8 5AG 06/00297/OOC Flat roof repairs at 20 Hill Street Monifieth Angus DD5 4JQ 4147.75 4147.75 Variation to Grants 06/00064/OOC Roof repairs at 240 Coupar Angus Road Muirhead 1095.88 547.94 DD2 5QN 06/00129/OOC Roof repairs at 49 River Street Angus DD9 7HD -190.86 -95.43 06/00185/OOC Roof repairs at Hawthorn Cottage Lilybank Street 92.07 46.03 Angus DD11 4TP Sub Total 11 Applications £18,407.59 £11,844.32

IMPROVEMENT/ADAPTATIONS

Details of grant applications are included in report number 191/07 which appears later in the agenda

Sub Total 37 Applications £122,259.00 £104,544.77

REPAIRS

06/00197/OOC Roof repairs (shared costs) at 65 Ferry Street Montrose 809.50 404.75 Angus DD10 8BZ 06/00210/OOC Roof repairs at Windyridge Dundee Angus 10156.25 10156.25 DD3 0PQ

Approved Expense Grant Grant No. Proposal £ £

06/00220/OOC Repair of gutters and downpipes (shared costs) at 15 776.97 388.49 Abbotsford Road Arbroath Angus DD11 5DB 06/00239/OOC Eradication of wet rot at 1-1 211 High Street Arbroath 4257.03 2128.52 Angus DD11 1DZ 06/00250/OOC Roof repairs at 7 Union Street East Arbroath Angus DD11 2100.00 1050.00 1BS 06/00264/OOC Chimney to be removed at 5 Victoria Street Montrose 800.00 800.00 Angus DD10 8JR 06/00303/OOC Flat roof repairs at 67 South Ramsay Street Monifieth 1351.25 378.35 Angus DD5 4AP 06/00304/OOC Roof repairs at 10 Barngreen Arbroath Angus DD11 1JW 2031.82 1645.77 06/00311/OOC Replacement of gutters and downpipes at 27 Quarry Road 498.48 418.72 Muirhead Dundee Angus DD2 5QG 06/00313/OOC Flat roof repairs at 25 Westfield Crescent Forfar Angus 930.01 483.61 DD8 1EG 07/00007/OOC Replace gutters at 65 Montrose Road Arbroath Angus 850.70 552.96 DD11 5JR Variation to Grants 05/00300/OOC Roof repairs at 4 St Mary's Road Montrose Angus DD10 223.78 111.89 8EU 05/00354/OOC Roof repairs at Crookhill Angus DD7 6LY 162.15 162.15 05/00355/OOC Eradicaiton of wet dry rot at 1A George Street Montrose -1171.89 -843.76 Angus DD10 8EN 06/00044/OOC Eradication of dry rot at 20A Southesk Street Brechin 1019.90 509.95 Angus DD9 6AN Sub Total 15 Applications £24,795.95 £18,347.65

TOTAL OF APPLICATIONS - Approved Expense: £165,462.54 Grant: £134,736.74

Housing Grants

Grants Approved before 31 March 2006 but not yet paid £35,882.89 Grants Approved from 1st December 2006 – 31st January 2007 £134,736.74 Grants Approved since 1st April 2006 but still to be paid £353,517.89

Grants Approved and Paid between 1st April – 31st January 2007 £726,915.80 Grants Approved before 31st March 2006 and Paid between 1st December 2006 – 31st January 2007 -

Grants Paid since the 1st April 2006 £726,915.80

Actual Spend Likely Spend Latest Estimate Funding Remainder of Year Allocation 2006/2007

Improvement/Adaptations 364,477 -4,477 360,000 360,000 Improvement/Repairs 229,220 66,780 296,000 296,000 Windows/Gutters/Downpipes 50,718 39,282 90,000 90,000 Town Centre Refurbishments 82,500 67,500 150,000 150,000 Planning Revenue Contribution 70,833 14,167 85,000 85,000 Care & Repair Support 98,333 19,667 118,000 118,000 Totals 896,081 202,919 1,099,000 1,099,000

NOTE

1 No background papers, as defined by Section 50D of the Local Government () Act 1973, (other than any containing confidential or exempt information) were relied on to any material extent in preparing this Report.

2 Under Variation to Grants a negative figure indicates the final cost as less than the original approved cost.

3. Funding in addition to the above is in the process of being awarded from Communities Scotland.

GWC/LM/IMcW

Eric S Lowson Director of Infrastructure Services George W Chree Head of Planning and Transport