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Draft Housing Strategy for Consultation

Meeting: 05/10/2021 - Communities, Housing and Environment Committee (Item 82)

82 Draft Housing Strategy for Consultation PDF 154 KB

View item 82 as HTML 68 KB

Additional documents:

Appendix A - Draft Housing Strategy 2021-26, item 82 PDF 690 KB View as HTML (82/2) 293 KB

Minutes:

The Head of Housing and Community Services introduced the report and explained that the Housing Strategy would work together with the Local Plan to deliver the housing needed in Maidstone. Key stakeholders and members of the public would be consulted on the draft document, with feedback requested on the Council’s delivery of its own housing stock, the utilisation of smaller sites not prioritised by Housing Associations, and work with Parish areas to bring forward rural exception sites. The strategy also addressed issues such as fire safety and energy efficiency.

RESOLVED: That

1. The draft Housing Strategy, at Appendix A to the report, be approved for consultation, with the results reported back to the Committee; and

2. A report be presented to the Committee on options for achieving the delivery of 1000 new homes in Maidstone.