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Report of the Cabinet Member Housing

RESOLVED THAT

1.    an Affordable Housing Partnership be established with Gloucester City Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council to oversee the delivery of affordable homes across the Strategic Allocation Sites within the Joint Core Strategy area over the JCS Plan Period.

2.    a list of preferred providers of affordable housing be established for a period of up to 5 years across the Strategic Allocation Sites within the Joint Core Strategy Area jointly with Gloucester City Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council.

3.    authority be delegated to the Lead Commissioner, Housing Services to evaluate and select Preferred Providers for the delivery and/or management of new affordable housing on the Strategic Allocation Sites, noting that the selection will be carried out jointly with Gloucester City and Tewkesbury Borough Councils and that the Councils will enter into a memorandum of understanding with the preferred providers.

The Cabinet Member Housing introduced the report and explained that it was proposed that an Affordable Housing Partnership be formed comprising the three Local Housing Authorities across the JCS area to oversee the delivery, allocation and management of affordable housing delivered on the Strategic Allocations. The aim of the Affordable Housing Partnership would be for the three authorities to work collaboratively to oversee the delivery of new affordable homes and to agree cross-boundary lettings arrangements. There would be one port of call and it was hoped that affordable housing provision would be maximised and standards would be raised in those communities. The Cabinet Member referred to the terms of reference laid down in Appendix 2. He believed that this was a positive move for affordable housing in the town.

The Leader concluded by highlighting the extremely difficult task of providing affordable housing. Working in partnership was a positive development to take this forward.

RESOLVED THAT

1.    an Affordable Housing Partnership be established with Gloucester City Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council to oversee the delivery of affordable homes across the Strategic Allocation Sites within the Joint Core Strategy area over the JCS Plan Period.

2.    a list of preferred providers of affordable housing be established for a period of up to 5 years across the Strategic Allocation Sites within the Joint Core Strategy Area jointly with Gloucester City Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council.

3.    authority be delegated to the Lead Commissioner, Housing Services to evaluate and select Preferred Providers for the delivery and/or management of new affordable housing on the Strategic Allocation Sites, noting that the selection will be carried out jointly with Gloucester City and Tewkesbury Borough Councils and that the Councils will enter into a memorandum of understanding with the preferred providers.