Estate Regeneration Programme - Voids Strategy Update

February 2, 2024 Corporate Director: Growth and Environment (Officer) Awaiting outcome View on council website

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Summary

Corporate Director: Growth and Environment decided on 02/02/2024 to approve updates to the Council’s Estate Regeneration Programme Voids Strategy. The updated strategy moves from a blanket approach to a case-by-case assessment for reletting void properties. This includes considering factors such as property size, the number and distribution of temporary accommodation voids, and financial cost-benefit analysis for each potential use.

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Purpose

This report seeks to obtain approval of an update to the Council’s Estate Regeneration Programme Voids Strategy. The existing strategy was agreed on 18 January 2018 via the Estate Regeneration Programme - Voids Strategy Cabinet Member Delegated Decision Report.

The strategy outlines the Council’s approach to reletting homes on the six estate renewal estates – Central Hill, Cressingham Gardens, Fenwick, Knight’s Walk, South Lambeth, and Westbury – that become vacant as a result of the council’s implementation of the Key Guarantees – the council’s rehousing commitments for secure tenants and resident homeowners affected by the estate renewal programme.


Decision

  1. To approve the updates to the Council’s Estate Regeneration Programme Voids Strategy as set out in paragraphs 2.5-2.9 of this report.

Supporting Documents

240118 - Estate Regeneration Voids Strategy Update - CMDDR - For Publication.pdf
240118 - Estate Regeneration Voids Strategy Update - CMDDR - Appendix A - EQIA.pdf

Details

Decision date2 Feb 2024