Issue - meetings

Report of Councillor N Barker, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership and Finance.

RESOLVED - That Cabinet agreed to adopt the Housing Strategy for implementation.

REASONS FOR DECISION – The Housing Strategy provides a strategic framework for meeting the districts housing needs and sets out a clear plan of how this will be implemented.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - Not to have a Housing Strategy. This was rejected because without such a document, opportunities may be missed resulting in the loss of new homes including homes for our most vulnerable residents.

Please note that this was not a Key Decision and so can be implemented with immediate effect by officers.

Cabinet considered a report proposing approval of the draft Housing Strategy, which had been developed by the Council along with external specialist consultant ARC4, and set out the strategic framework for meeting the Council’s housing priorities within the Council Plan. 

Cabinet discussed the draft Housing Strategy, and agreed that the document was positive and ambitious. 

RESOLVED - That Cabinet agreed to adopt the Housing Strategy for implementation.

REASONS FOR DECISION – The Housing Strategy provides a strategic framework for meeting the districts housing needs and sets out a clear plan of how this will be implemented.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - Not to have a Housing Strategy. This was rejected because without such a document, opportunities may be missed resulting in the loss of new homes including homes for our most vulnerable residents.