Decision details
Housing and Homelessness Strategy
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: For Determination
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Decision:
The Cabinet considered a report of the Deputy Chief Executive (People) on progress to date in the development of the Housing Strategy.
Resolved:
1. That the progress to date in the development of the strategy, including its identified aims and emerging actions, be endorsed.
2. That the proposals to jointly undertake consultation with the Local Plan programme, be endorsed.
3. That, following the conclusion of the consultation, the draft final strategy document and accompanying action plan be submitted to Cabinet in November 2018.
Reasons for Decision:
To jointly develop and undertake consultation on the Housing Strategy with other key programmes of work being pursued by the Council, notably Southend 2050 and the Local Plan.
The joint development will support synergy across key streams of council activity and ensure that priorities and expectations over the next few years are consistently framed.
Other options:
To pursue consultation independently of the work being undertaken with the Local Plan. This option has been rejected given the importance of housing and the Local Plan.
Note: This is an Executive Function
Eligible for call-in to: Policy & Resources Scrutiny Committee
Cabinet Member: Cllr Cox
Report author: Sharon Houlden
Publication date: 21/09/2018
Date of decision: 18/09/2018
Decided at meeting: 18/09/2018 - Cabinet
Effective from: 29/09/2018
This decision has been called in by:
- Councillor Anne Jones who writes For consideration by the People Scrutiny Committee"
- Councillor Ian Gilbert who writes For consideration by the People Scrutiny Committee"
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