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Report outlines proposal to commission detailed housing needs research

(Report of Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health)

The report outlined a proposal to commission detailed housing needs research to inform the Council’s strategic approach to housing provision and development management and to assist the consideration of planning applications and liaison with developers and Housing Associations.  It was anticipated that the research would provide an insight into the housing needs and aspirations of the Borough’s population and show the Council where pressures and local variations of need arose. 

Following consideration by the Communities and Housing Advisory Board, the Cabinet Member for Housing resolved that:

A Housing Needs Research and Survey, as detailed in the report, be commissioned from Arc4.

Decision Notice D180048MEM

The report of the Director of Planning, Housing and Environmental Health outlined a proposal to commission detailed housing needs research to inform the Council’s strategic approach to housing provision and development management and to assist the consideration of planning applications and liaison with developers and Housing Associations.  It was anticipated that the research would provide an insight into the housing needs and aspirations of the Borough’s population and show the Council where pressures and local variations of need arose. 

RECOMMENDED:  That a Housing Needs Research and Survey, as detailed in the report, be commissioned from Arc4.