Issue details

Torbay Housing Strategy

 

 

The Housing Strategy aims to secure regeneration and provision of good quality homes across all tenures, within supportive neighbourhoods, where people want to live and work, that improves the quality of life of the least well off in society. An overarching objective is to promote sympathetic regeneration, to help boost local employment, and promote a safe, clean and green Bay.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Policy Framework;

Decision status: Abandoned

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/08/2013

Decision due: 1 May 2014 by Council

Lead member: Deputy Mayor

Lead director: Executive Head of Spatial Planning

Contact: David Pickhaver Email: david.pickhaver@torbay.gov.uk.

Consultation process

The draft housing strategy will be prepared on a cross-department basis and presented to Members, prior to publication. It will then be subject to consultation and, following amendments if necessary, be presented to council.
A timescale for the above will be agreed in July 2013. A timescale for the strategy will also be agreed, but it is suggested that this is 2014-2019.

Consultees

The Housing Strategy deals with matters affecting many of the most vulnerable people in society and it is important to target these groups and/or their representatives.
In addition residents, Community Partnerships, Neighbourhood Forums, statutory bodies (such as the Homes and Communities Agency, Department of Heath ) etc will be consulted.

Reason for inclusion in Forward Plan: The Strategy’s aims need to be agreed, but are likely to address the following themes • Urban renewal and sympathetic regeneration to create prosperous, mixed, balanced and safe communities, and attract inward investment to achieve increased prosperity • Increase the number of good quality homes across all types and tenures, including family homes and innovative tenures to support home ownership (with an overall target provision of 400-500 dwellings a year). This encompasses measures to aid the recovery of the housing market • Seeking to get the right balance of affordable housing through a range of mechanisms, and promoting new forms of affordable housing, such as self build housing • Bringing empty homes back into use and reusing redundant vacant commercial space for housing (where this would not harm economic prospects) • To work across all private sector housing, including rented properties, shared housing, and residential caravan sites, to achieve good quality outcomes.

Key Risks: Without an agreed Housing Strategy, Torbay may not receive support from inward investment for housing. The Strategy aligns to ambitions for regeneration and job creation and the future market position for adult social care.

If you want to make representations contact:: David Pickhaver, Spatial Planning, Torbay Council, Electric House (2nd Floor), Castle Circus, Torquay TQ1 3DR, Telephone 01803 208814, email david.pickhaver@torbay.gov.uk

 

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