Decision details


Rural Affordable Housing and Improvement Plan Update

Decision Maker: Executive

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To consider three items on which the Executive asked officers to report back:

·         Letter to landowners – re. bringing forward land for rural exception sites

·         Rural Housing Trust – possibility of utilising the Rural Housing Trust

·         Rural Housing Enabler post – appraisal of bringing this external post in-house

Decision:

Recommendations agreed

 

Additional action Portfolio Holder to report progress to Leader of Council every 3 months.

Reason Key: Significant Effect on communities in two or more wards;

Corporate Priorities : A District of Opportunity;

Other reasons / organisations consulted

·        Other local authorities – VFM of bringing Rural Housing Enabler post in-house could represent too high costs if undertaken in isolation – consultation through established partnership working

·        Rural Housing Trust – examination of the service they are able to offer – direct consultation through meeting

Contact: Martyn Swann, Strategic Housing Manager Email: martyn.swann@cherwell-dc.gov.uk Tel: 01295 221743.

Publication date: 04/08/2009

Date of decision: 03/08/2009

Decided at meeting: 03/08/2009 - Executive

Effective from: 08/08/2009

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