Purpose

Great Hayes Court is a new build development
with 3 x one-bed ground floor flats and 5 x two-bedroom maisonettes
– the latter of which are split across the building’s
first and second floors.
A local letting plan is an agreement between Housing Services and a
housing provider. It decides how properties will be allocated in
certain defined geographical areas. Local lettings plans will only
be used in exceptional circumstances to meet specific local issues
within an area.
The purpose of this plan is to support a housing allocations
process for these properties which provides people with safe,
sustainable homes in a balanced, cohesive and resilient
community.
The purpose of this plan is to support a housing allocations
process for these properties which provides people with safe,
sustainable homes in a balanced, cohesive and resilient
community.
The LLP aims to achieve the following outcomes:
• To provide housing for a range of age groups, including
under 25’s who are care-experienced, families with younger
children and adult households who require two bedrooms.
• To provide a home for people with a range of housing
needs.
• To manage allocations to applicants with high support needs
relevant to management issues
• To reduce the likelihood of anti-social behaviour within and
around the building.
• To reduce other housing management issues and related
tenancy turnover.
• Going forward, to balance the needs of existing tenants with
the needs of other people on the Homesearch Allocation
Scheme.
The approach to allocations will be:
• The 3 one-bedroom, ground flats will be nominated in
consultation with B&NES Children’s Service and are for
single care experienced individuals under the age of 25 who are on
Homesearch and meet the criteria. Allocation decisions however
ultimately reside with the landlord.
• The 5 two-bedroom maisonettes are for general needs and will
be allocated via the B&NES Homesearch scheme in accordance with
its policies (initially 1x Band A / 2x Band B / 2x Band C).

Decision

To adopt and let the properties in line with
the LLP

Alternative options considered

Option - that no LLP is put in place and all
properties are listed on Homesearch alongside other General Needs
properties. This was dismissed as, since inception, this
development was aimed at meeting accommodation needs for Care
Experienced young people.