Issue - meetings

The draft Barking and Dagenham Housing Strategy document (referred to as Appendix A in the report) is available to view on the Council’s website at:

http://moderngov.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/documents/s57875/Housing%20Strategy%202012-2017%20-%20App.%20A.pdf

Assembly received and noted this report, introduced by the Cabinet Member for Housing, on the Housing Strategy 2012-2017, setting out the Council's ambitions for housing in Barking and Dagenham.

Assembly agreed to approve the Barking and Dagenham Housing Strategy 2012-2017 as set out at Appendix A to the report.

The draft Housing Strategy and HRA Business Plan documents (referred to as Appendices A and B in the report) are available to view on the Council’s website at http://moderngov.barking-dagenham.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=180&MId=5667&Ver=4

The Cabinet Member for Housing presented a report on the Housing Strategy 2012 - 2017 and the associated Housing Revenue Account (HRA) Business Plan 2012/13.

The Cabinet Member referred to the four main objectives within the Strategy of (a) delivering social and economic regeneration through building high quality homes and thriving communities, (b) investing in new council housing and establishing new ways to deliver affordable housing, (c) good quality services and (d) sustainable communities, and explained that the key measures of success would be higher levels of satisfaction and improved quality of life and well-being amongst residents.  The Strategy was also designed to adapt to changing circumstances and new initiatives, and in the latter respect the Cabinet Member referred to the potential to support elderly residents in private properties.

The HRA Business Plan set out proposals that underpinned the operation of the Council’s Housing service and would assist in the delivery of the Housing Strategy.  The Cabinet Member commented that new Right-to-Buy discount arrangements may impact on the current proposals and annual updates would be presented to Cabinet on the Business Plan and the Council’s Housing Asset Management Strategy.

Cabinet agreed:

  (i)  To recommend the Assembly to approve the Barking and Dagenham Housing Strategy 2012 - 2017; and

  (ii)  The HRA Business Plan 2012/13.