Issue - meetings

Purpose of Report

To consider approving a local lettings plan in relation to Council-owned new build accommodation.

Decision

That the local lettings plan for new build accommodation be approved.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected

None.

Reason for Decision

The Council had invested significantly in a new build development programme for 2017 to 2020, which saw approximately 400 new built properties being available for occupation from July 2018 onwards.

There were currently 1,700 applicants on the housing register, of which 45% were existing council tenants. It was therefore proposed the priority be given to existing tenants in respect of this new build accommodation. Such a policy would have the additional benefit of freeing up existing council properties which could then be used for other people on the Council’s wider housing waiting list.

It was estimated that delivering approximately 400 new homes by the end of the vision 2020 plan period would generate at least two and a half times that number of properties in total being made available.

A copy of the proposed local lettings plan was appended to the report.