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Guildford Borough Council Housing Strategy Interim Statement 2011 Guildford Borough Council Housing Strategy Interim Statement 2011 1 Foreword Councillor Sarah Creedy Lead Councillor for Housing and Social Care I am very pleased to introduce the Interim Housing Strategy Statement 2011 for the borough. This statement builds on the work done by the Council and its partners since the 2005 Housing Strategy was published, and outlines how we will continue to provide opportunity and choice for people wanting to live in the borough. We are in a period of considerable uncertainty around both government policy and the economy, therefore rather than produce a further five-year strategy it seems sensible to publish this as an interim statement which will be updated at the end of the financial year 2011-12. Further consultation planned for November will contribute to an update of this statement and to the formulation of a tenancy strategy, once more detail is available on the Government’s plans for affordable housing. The interim statement outlines the sites identified as priorities for affordable housing development in the borough, via the Surrey Local Investment Plan (LIP). This statement includes our plans for the provision of new affordable housing, improving the condition of existing homes, providing housing for people with special needs, and preventing homelessness. Appendices include a summary of some of the main changes proposed by the Government and an Empty Homes Strategy, which is an important part of our plans to improve housing supply. I would like to thank all the residents, housing providers and other interested parties who gave valuable input to the consultation for this strategy statement. I look forward to working with our residents and our partners in the implementation of this strategy. Sarah Creedy, Lead Councillor for Housing and Social Care, March 2011 2 Table of contents Chapter 1 ............................................................................................................................. 6 Introduction and Background ............................................................................................ 6 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................. 6 2. The three themes of this strategy ............................................................................ 6 3. Achievements since the 2005 Housing Strategy ..................................................... 6 4. Investment in the Council’s housing stock ............................................................... 8 5. Private Sector Housing ......................................................................................... 10 6. Overview of the Borough....................................................................................... 11 7. The need for affordable housing ........................................................................... 12 8. Rural communities ................................................................................................ 13 9. The Strategic Housing Market Assessment .......................................................... 13 10. SHMA Update 2010 .......................................................................................... 14 11. The Housing Register ........................................................................................ 15 12. Effects of recession ........................................................................................... 15 13. Mortgage Possession ........................................................................................ 17 14. National and local policies ................................................................................. 18 15. Partnerships ...................................................................................................... 22 16. Working with other Local Authorities .................................................................. 23 17. Comprehensive Area Assessment Inspection 2009 ........................................... 24 18. Consultation ...................................................................................................... 24 Chapter 2 ........................................................................................................................... 25 Increasing Supply ............................................................................................................. 25 1. The Affordable Housing Development Programme ............................................... 26 2. Affordable Housing Tenures ................................................................................. 28 3. Planning Policy ..................................................................................................... 30 4. Wheelchair standard housing ................................................................................ 31 5. Rural Housing ....................................................................................................... 33 3 6. Gypsies and Travellers ......................................................................................... 35 7. Constraints on Housing Supply ............................................................................. 36 8. Empty Properties .................................................................................................. 39 9. Allocation of housing ............................................................................................. 40 Chapter 3 ........................................................................................................................... 43 Improving Existing Housing ............................................................................................. 43 1. Strategic approach ................................................................................................ 43 2. Private Sector Housing ......................................................................................... 43 3. The Decent Homes Standard in the private sector ................................................ 44 4. Income .................................................................................................................. 47 5. Energy efficiency ratings ....................................................................................... 47 6. Home Improvement Assistance ............................................................................ 49 7. Discretionary Assistance ....................................................................................... 51 8. The private rented sector ...................................................................................... 52 9. Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) ................................................................ 53 10. Student accommodation and shared housing .................................................... 54 11. Council housing stock........................................................................................ 54 12. Housing Association Social Rented Housing ..................................................... 55 13. Sustainability and Energy Efficiency .................................................................. 56 Chapter 4 ........................................................................................................................... 58 Social and Economic Well-being ..................................................................................... 58 1. Context ................................................................................................................. 59 2. Financial Inclusion ................................................................................................ 60 3. Worklessness ....................................................................................................... 61 4. Deprivation ........................................................................................................... 61 5. Child Poverty ........................................................................................................ 63 6. Planning for future economic trends ...................................................................... 64 7. Homelessness Prevention .................................................................................... 64 4 8. Single Homelessness ........................................................................................... 69 9. Rough Sleeping .................................................................................................... 69 10. Other Vulnerable Groups ................................................................................... 71 11. Disabled Facilities Grants .................................................................................. 75 12. Learning disability .............................................................................................. 76 13. Older Persons ................................................................................................... 76 14. Domestic Abuse ................................................................................................ 77 15. Surrey Joint Accommodation Strategy ............................................................... 77 16. Gypsies and Travellers ...................................................................................... 78 Chapter 5 ........................................................................................................................... 78 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................
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