Agenda item

Report from the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Recommendations

1.    That progress made with the 2021/22 housing development programme be noted.

Consideration was given to the report which provided an update on the 2021/22 Housing Development Programme which listed a range of Housing Revenue Account (HRA) sites to be developed for housing, along with potential strategic acquisitions.

Good progress had been made on all projects despite the unprecedented challenges caused by COVID-19 and Appendix 2 outlined the progress against the previous recommendations in the September 2020, January 2021 and March 2021 Cabinet reports on the Housing Development Programme.

Paragraphs 1.9 to 1.12 of the report outlined the recommendations approved by Cabinet in March 2021 and the progress made on those recommendations to date such as an indicative bid submitted to Sheffield City Region Brownfield Housing Fund in relation to the Eastwood Housing Development and Kiveton Park, Thurcroft and West Melton small site assemblies.

Other highlights included progress with town centre housing schemes; commencement of works at Chesterhill Avenue and Whinney Hill; completion of Broom Hayes development; completion of ten bungalows across sites in Wickersley and Bramley; approval to sell the Eldertree Road garage site for private development and a successful virtual Housing Developer Summit.

Appendix 1 to the report provided a photographic summary of the progress.

The report had been considered by the Overview and Scrutiny Management Board as part of the pre-decision scrutiny process and the progress made was noted.  It was also suggested that Members be consulted and invited to feed into the new local design guide with a view to ensuring new developments were better integrated aesthetically into their surrounding community and that new developers be proactively invited to the housing developer summits.

Resolved:-  (1)  That progress made with the 2021/22 Housing Development Programme be noted.

(2)  That Members be consulted and invited to feed into the new local design guide with a view to ensuring new developments are better integrated aesthetically into the surrounding community.

(3)  That new developers to the housing market be proactively invited to the housing developer summits.