A key part of the strategic role is planning for, and facilitating the provision of affordable housing in the area to meet housing need. This includes a range of different approaches including:
- rigorous assessment of local housing markets, housing need and housing demand
- the use of planning powers to ensure that housing developers to ensure that they assist with the provision of affordable private housing
- partnerships with housing associations to ensure that social housing grant is invested to develop new social housing and low cost home ownership schemes
- empty homes strategies to ensure that all housing is available for use
- supporting the renewal of private housing stock with loans, equity release schemes and grants
For more information contact: Sue Finch