Decision details
Housing Strategy
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People) setting out the work underway to develop a ‘vision for housing in Southend’, incorporating the preparation of a progressive Housing Strategy and clear work plans and strategies relating to the key areas of homelessness prevention, rough sleeping, South Essex Homes, sheltered housing, allocations, and work with the private rented sector.
Resolved:-
1. That the proposed approach and timescales for the development of the Housing Vision and the Housing Strategy and the approaches and timescales for the development and delivery of other workstreams be endorsed.
2. That the Director of Adult Services and Housing and the Director for Planning and Transport, in consultation with the relevant Executive Councillors and Council staff as appropriate, prepare the draft vision and strategy documents to be submitted to a future meeting of the Cabinet for approval.
Reason for Decision
A collective vision for housing is critical to providing context and coherence for strategy and policy decisions. The need for housing to be considered as an integral component of the Council’s work on behalf of local citizens and their changing demographics and needs is clear. Housing is central to the Council’s ambitions for economic development and the creation of jobs and enabling of a workforce, and to its aspirations as an emerging city with a broad and compelling offer
Other Options
None
Note: This is an Executive Function
Eligible for call in to Policy and Resources Scrutiny Committee
Executive Councillors: Flewitt
Report author: Joe Chesterton
Publication date: 12/01/2018
Date of decision: 09/01/2018
Decided at meeting: 09/01/2018 - Cabinet
Effective from: 20/01/2018
This decision has been called in by:
- Councillor Ian Gilbert who writes Called-in for consideratin by the Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee"
- Councillor David Norman MBE who writes Called-in for consideratin by the Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee"
- Councillor Martin Terry who writes Called-in for consideration by the Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee"
- Councillor Ron Woodley who writes Called-in for consideration by the Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee"
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