Issue - meetings

This item was chaired by Councillor Todd-Jones.

Matter for Decision

Three year rolling programme for the consideration of the development or redevelopment of housing sites in the Council’s ownership.

Decision of the Executive Councillor for Housing:

i.             Approved the revisions to the Three Year Rolling Programme 2015/16 to 2017/18 in the context of the wider social housing programme.

Scrutiny Considerations

The Committee received a report from the Head of Strategic Housing. The report provided a review of the Three Year Rolling programme and specifically sought approval of a revised Three Year Rolling programme which included sites to be investigated in 2015/16 to 2017/18.

The report set the context for the approval to the revised three year programme in the context of:

-      The delivery of social housing through the planning system

-      The new Council social housing programme.

In response to questions from the Committee, the Head of Strategic Housing stated the following:

i.             Not every large rear garden was able to be developed.

ii.            Each development would be considered on a case by case basis but a check would be required to make sure the processes being followed were reasonable.

The Committee:

Resolved unanimously to approve the recommendation.

The Executive Councillor for Housing approved the recommendations.

Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor (and any Dispensations Granted).

No conflicts were declared by the Executive Councillor.