Decision Taken By: CABINET MEMBER FOR Planning and Transportation
Decision No: D120019MEM
Date: 20th February 2012
Decision(s) and Reason(s)
Empty Homes Protocol
Minutes
The report set out a draft Empty Homes Protocol, which proposed a corporate approach to tackling the problems associated with empty properties and returning empty private sector dwellings to occupation. The protocol replaced and updated the Empty Homes Strategy (2005-08) and was designed to provide a reference document for all departments involved in empty property work. In addition, the report provided an update on the negotiations between Kent Fire and Rescue Service and Russet Homes to bring two long term empty fire authority properties back into occupation.
Following consideration by the Strategic Housing Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation resolved that:
The approach set out in the Empty Homes Protocol, set out at Annex 1 to the report, be endorsed.
Reasons: As set out in the report submitted to the Strategic Housing Advisory Board of 20 February 2012
Signed N Heslop (Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation)
Signed Leader: M Worrall
Signed Chief Executive: D Hughes
Date of Publication: 24 February 2012
This decision will come into force and may then be implemented on the expiry of 5 working days after publication unless it is called in.
In accordance with Paragraph 2, Annex 1 of the Executive Procedure Rules, the Leader nominated the Cabinet Member for Planning and Transportation to take this decision in the absence of the Cabinet Member for Housing.