Consideration was given to a report outlining the current position regarding overall housing provision and delivery across Cheshire East. It provided an overview of the current interventions that Cheshire East Council was making to contribute to both affordable and market housing delivery to address the shortfall in housing supply.
The report gave statistical and financial information and identified measures to stimulate delivery and requested specific approval for an allocation of £6m capital resources currently in the capital programme for 2012/13 – 2015/6.
RESOLVED
1. That the current position regarding overall housing provision and delivery across Cheshire East be noted and the programme of intervention to stimulate delivery be endorsed.
2. That the qualifying criteria and the process outlined within Appendix 1 to allocate the Housing Capital Programme for 2012-15 be approved.
3. That consent be given for the identification of further sites for affordable housing to support Phase 2 of the Affordable Housing programme and deliver a five year development programme.
4. That approval be given to undertake that further work to explore new partnership working initiatives including:
i) Providing financial mechanisms to housing partners in order to enable them to have the financial capacity to deliver the level of affordable homes required across the authority.
ii) Working with Registered Providers in order to bring forward an additional supply of affordable housing or intermediate products.
5. A further report be presented to Cabinet during Summer 2012/13 with Phase 2 of our Affordable Housing Delivery Programme within the overall Housing Challenge Programme Framework