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(Report of Director
of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health)
 
The Housing Strategy
2022-2027, adopted in July 2022, set out the Borough Council
priorities and strategic approach to housing and outlined
objectives for each priority to be delivered and monitored through
annual action plans.  The report
provided an update on the progress of the Year 1 Action Plan and
proposed a draft Year 2 Action Plan for approval. 
 
Key actions in Year
2 included the development of a Homelessness and Rough Sleeper
Action Plan and Empty Homes Policy. 
Occupation levels in social housing and Sustainable Temporary
Accommodation delivery options would also be investigated.
 
The Cabinet Member
for Planning had regard for the recommendations of the Housing and
Planning Scrutiny Select Committee and resolved that:
 
(1)            
the progress on the delivery of the Year 1 Action Plan for the
Housing Strategy, as summarised in Annex 1, be noted; and
 
(2)            
the Year 2 Action Plan, attached at Annex 2, be approved.
 
 
[In
accordance with Paragraph 2 Annex 1 of the Executive Procedure
Rules the Leader nominated the Cabinet Member for Planning to take
this decision in the absence of the Cabinet portfolio holder for
Finance and Housing.]