Purpose

This report seeks comments from Committee on
the draft Strategic Housing Investment Plan 2026-2031 which will be
presented to Communities Committee on 6 November 2025.

Decision

Committee agreed to provide the
following comments to the Communities Committee:-
 

·                    
Consideration should be given to clarifying the process for the
housing settlement scoring system (Page 72);

·                    
Consideration should be given as to whether the target of 250
houses developed per annum is overly ambitious;

·                    
Consideration should be given to whether the balance between
quality of development and speed of development is at the correct
level for delivery of affordable housing;

·                    
Consideration should be given as to how to better promote housing
options to key workers; and

·                    
Recognising the importance of early notice of the Scottish
Government funding; consider whether anything can be done to
strengthen this message to Scottish Government.