Issue - decisions

The Service Manager – Housing Strategy and Development provided an overview of the Affordable Housing Delivery Plan.

The overview included completed schemes, redeveloped Council land, delivery of Local Plan polices, Section 106 Units and the rise in building costs.  Some significant achievements were highlighted.  However, it was also confirmed that the Council had not been able to secure or deliver every opportunity, e.g. Hythe Police Station.  Recent concerns in the national media surrounding shared ownership were also referenced, and members of the Panel were reassured that to date there had been no formal or ombudsman complaints related to NFDC shared ownership homes.  Additional measures were being looked at to further reduce risk and to provide additional information.

It was confirmed that any defects which had been identified were being addressed by the contractor at the development at Moor Close, New Milton and that all Section 106 properties were being built to building regulations.  Whilst some Section 106 homes were being built to exceed minimum building regulation standards, only Council commissioned schemes had so far been built to meet the proposed Future Homes standards

RESOLVED:

That the updated Housing Development Plan and the achievements to date were noted.