Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council Interim Housing Strategy
2.0
Recommendation
2.1
To approve the Interim Housing Strategy
3.0
Report
3.1
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council are required to have in place a Housing Strategy which details the Council’s commitment to its strategic housing priorities in the short term
3.2
As an interim document, the Housing Strategy covers the following strategic objectives:
• Provision of demographic background information
• Identification of the range of housing needs to be met
• Identification of service requirements
• Identification of resources required
• Identification of short term strategic goals
• Setting an interim action plan
A more detailed and long term Housing Strategy will be produced in the next 12 months, which will be preceded by the Sub-Regional Housing Strategy, which will shortly come before members for their approval.
4.0
Implications
4.1
Comments from the Council’s Section 151 Officer
No comments
4.2
Comments from the Council’s Monitoring Officer
None arising directly from this report.
4.3
Comments from the Head of Paid Service
Comments to follow.
5.0
Report Author
5.1
Mike Haynes, Head of Property and Housing, (01289) 301830, email mhay@berwick-upon-tweed.gov.uk
