Decision

To publish the updated Housing Allocation
Policy from 1 September 2025.

Reasons for the decision

TDC’s Housing Allocation policy
hasn’t been updated since March 2021. In November 2024,
Cabinet approved the review and consultation of a revised
Allocations policy, and included delegated authority to adopt the
revised policy to the Head of Housing & Planning subject to any
minor amendments.
 
Since 2021 there has been a number of
legislative changes including exemption with the Local connection
criteria for Armed Forces Personnel, Domestic Abuse survivors and
care leavers up to the age of 25. A public consultation has taken
place with the key changes of the allocation policy during the 13
May to 15 June. There were 90 responses with the majority of those
agreeing with the changes. Therefore the changes have been
implemented into the updated policy along with legislative
changes.

Alternative options considered

Due to the legislative changes the policy
needed to be updated.