(i)            That Appendix 1 – Housing Strategy Delivery Plan 2020 – 2025 Version 1, be approved;

(ii)          That authority is delegated to the Assistant Director of Planning, Housing and Climate Change, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Economic Regeneration, Tourism and Housing, to agree the final details of the Housing Strategy Delivery Plan, including in-year adjustments to help progress housing delivery;

(iii)         That, the Housing Strategy Delivery Plan will be formally reviewed on an annual basis, through an appropriate level of consultation, with updates agreed and a refreshed version published as necessary.

The Housing Strategy was a high level document based around the priorities within the Partnership Agreement, the subsequent Housing Strategy Delivery Plan provides the details of how the Council will work on delivering the strategy in accordance with the Council’s principles.

The Housing Strategy Delivery Plan presented for consideration has been developed with housing partners.

No other option has been considered, whilst doing nothing is an option such a course of action would result in the Council being unable to deliver on the strategic direction set out in the Housing Strategy.

This decision will come into force and may be implemented on 2 June 2020 unless the call-in procedure is triggered (as set out in the Standing Orders in relation to Overview and Scrutiny).

On 27 February 2020 the Council approved the Housing Strategy and recommended that the Director of Place be instructed to work with housing partners to develop a Housing Strategy Delivery Plan 2020-2025.

The proposed Housing Strategy Delivery Plan supports the delivery of the ambitions, aim and objectives of the Housing Strategy and has been developed in conjunction with our housing partners to ensure that the Plan is a collaborative document, with support from those responsible for all aspects of housing in Torbay.

None.