Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Head of Housing Services.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting on 3 June 2008 and their comments will be reported.

(Report circulated)

The report of the Head of Environmental Health Services was submitted proposing specific changes to the Private Sector Housing Renewal Policy in order to address local needs, as identified in the on-going private sector house condition survey.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting on 3 June 2008 and the support and comments of members were noted. Executive welcomed the proposed changes to the Strategy identified in the report. 

Executive recommendedthat:-

(1)     the changes to the Private Sector Housing Renewal Policy outlined in the report be adopted;

(2)     expenditure of the single pot allocation be monitored and the proposed financial allocation to each of the schemes proposed or further schemes be developed with the approval of the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Social Inclusion; and

(3)     the Policy be reviewed annually, or sooner if needs be, in order to ensure that it addresses local needs and/or government policy.

The report of the Head of Environmental Health Services was submitted proposing specific changes to the Private Sector Housing Renewal Policy in order to address local needs, as identified in the on-going private sector house condition survey.

Scrutiny Committee – Community considered the report at their meeting on 3 June 2008 and the support and comments of members were noted. Executive welcomed the proposed changes to the Strategy identified in the report.  

RECOMMENDED that:-

(1)     the changes to the Private Sector Housing Renewal Policy outlined in the report be adopted;

(2)     expenditure of the single pot allocation be monitored and the proposed financial allocation to each of the schemes proposed or further schemes be developed with the approval of the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Social Inclusion; and

(3)     the Policy be reviewed annually, or sooner if needs be, in order to ensure that it addresses local needs and/or government policy.

(Report circulated)

To consider the report of the Head of Environmental Health Services – report circulated.

The Head of Environmental Health Services presented the report proposing specific changes to the Private Sector Housing Renewal Policy in order to address local needs, as identified in the on-going private sector house condition survey.

It was noted that the Regional Housing pot allocation had been set at £583,000 for 2008/09, a reduction of nearly £300,000 on the 2007/08 allocation. However, the allocation would have been reduced further had not robust representations been made.

Scrutiny Committee - Community supported the report and requested Executive to:-

(1)        adopt the changes to the Private Sector Housing Renewal Policy outlined in the report;

(2)        agree to the monitoring of the expenditure of the single pot allocation and to the proposed financial allocation to each of the proposed schemes;

(3)        agree to the development of further schemes, subject to the approval of the Portfolio Holder for Housing and Social Inclusion; and

(4)        agree to the review of the policy on an annual basis, or sooner if needs be, in order to ensure that it addresses local needs and/or Government policy.

(Report circulated)