The Board approved for consultation a draft Housing Strategy for the period 2012-2015 in December 2011.  This report looks at the outcome of that consultation.  The report recommends the Board to recommend Council to adopt the Housing Strategy into the Policy Framework.  The report recommends the Board (subject to the adoption by Council of the Strategy) to approve an associated Action Plan to deliver the Strategy.

The Head of Housing and Communities submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended).

Resolved:-

(1)    To RECOMMEND Council to adopt into the Council’s Policy Framework the Housing Strategy for 2012-2015 that forms Appendix 2 to the report;

(2)    Subject to the adoption by Council of the Housing Strategy, to approve the Housing Strategy Action Plan for 2012-2015 that forms Appendix 3 to the report to deliver the Strategy.