Issue - meetings

Report of Councillor J Kenyon, Portfolio Holders for Leisure, Transformation and Climate Change, and Councillor A Powell, Portfolio Holder for Housing, Communities and Communications.

RESOLVED -

1)        That Cabinet noted progress made in delivering the successful Business Energy and Industrial Strategy Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery, 1a, 1b and 2 programmes.

(2)          That Cabinet noted the proposed Vision Derbyshire Collaboration Project, to deliver large scale Climate Change interventions across the County.

REASONS FOR DECISION - To enable further improvements to be made to non-traditional built housing, in order to reduce Carbon emissions.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - The option of doing nothing was considered but rejected as not in the interests of the Council or the District. Taking further action to reduce Carbon emissions, through the improvements to the existing housing stock made possible by the Greens Homes Grant, will both make a significant contribution to achieving the Climate Change objectives of the Council Plan 2019-23 and also benefit the residents of the homes which are improved.

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

Members received an update report on the improvements which the Council had made to its housing stock across the District, through funding from the Green Homes Grant scheme. The report also explained the proposed ‘Vision Derbyshire’ Collaboration Project and its aim to deliver large scale climate change interventions across the County.

Cabinet discussed the update. As part of this, Members considered the work which had taken place in partnership with Rykneld Homes Limited (RHL) to install external wall insulation to Council owned ‘Hard to Treat’ (HTT), ex-mining homes.

Cabinet highlighted the benefits of these improvements. Members emphasised how the better insulation would help to reduce heating costs for residents. Members also welcomed the significant reduction in Carbon emissions because of the better insulation and how this would help the Council in tackling locally the Climate Emergency.

Cabinet was informed about the work which the Local Authority Energy Partnership (LAEP) to develop and deliver a large County-wide energy efficiency project on behalf of all the Derbyshire District and Borough Councils.  Cabinet supported this work and highlighted the potential economic and other benefits which a successful County-wide energy efficiency project could help to stimulate.

RESOLVED -

1)        That Cabinet noted progress made in delivering the successful Business Energy and Industrial Strategy Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery, 1a, 1b and 2 programmes.

(2)          That Cabinet noted the proposed Vision Derbyshire Collaboration Project, to deliver large scale Climate Change interventions across the County.

REASONS FOR DECISION - To enable further improvements to be made to non-traditional built housing, in order to reduce Carbon emissions.

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - The option of doing nothing was considered but rejected as not in the interests of the Council or the District. Taking further action to reduce Carbon emissions, through the improvements to the existing housing stock made possible by the Greens Homes Grant, will both make a significant contribution to achieving the Climate Change objectives of the Council Plan 2019-23 and also benefit the residents of the homes which are improved.