Issue - items at meetings - Countywide Housing Strategy 2011-2014

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Countywide Housing Strategy 2011-2014

 

 

Meeting: 06/04/2011 - Cabinet (Item 159)

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Minutes:

The Cabinet considered a report on a draft Countywide Housing Strategy and accompanying action plan together with a local Housing Strategy Action Plan for Bromsgrove.

 

It was reported that the Countywide Housing Strategy had been developed jointly by the six District Councils in Worcestershire following approval for this approach from Chief Executives and Leaders in 2009. Previously each of the Strategic Housing Authorities had developed individual strategies and this had improved ways of working together and had lead to an increase in the number of countywide initiatives.

 

Whilst Worcestershire Districts had been working in effective partnership for a number of years on housing matters, it was envisaged that the adoption of this Countywide Strategy would enable a more integrated approach to the development and delivery of housing services.

 

Members welcomed improved partnership working through the Countywide Strategy together with the individual Strategic Housing Action Plan which was specific to the Bromsgrove District.

 

RESOLVED:

(a)       that the report be noted;

(b)       that the Draft Countywide Housing Strategy and action plan attached as appendix 1 to the report be approved and that authority be delegated to the Head of Community Services in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Strategic Housing to agree any minor changes arising from the consultation process; and

(c)        that the Housing Strategy Action Plan for Bromsgrove attached as appendix 2 to the report be approved.