Tenant empowerment is at the heart of the government's drive to ensure that decent homes are available to social housing tenants. Ministers expect tenants to have a say in the strategic and day-to-day housing decisions that are made by local authorities.
This draft strategy sets out the actions we intend to take to help us become a tenant led service.
We are consulting our partners and the public on what they think of this strategy. If you want to make comments on this strategy, please use the feedback form (download below) and send the completed Word version to us at info@sholland.gov.uk, or send the completed printed version to our postal address (see Contact Us).
The consultation period ends on 8 September 2008. We will then consider the feedback and recommend a final strategy to our tenant representatives and councillors.
If you have something to say about tenant involvement, or want to get involved in any way, please contact us on at the Council Offices on 01777 761161 or email info@sholland.gov.uk.
The provision of new affordable housing is a top priority for the Council. We have been working with other nearby councils to produce the Peterborough Sub-Regional Strategic Housing Market Assessment.
This shows supply, demand and need in the housing market. It suggests possible options for the future for both market and affordable housing. Much of the information is specific to South Holland and will inform the emerging Local Development Framework.
The consultation period ended at 5pm on Thursday 31 January 2008. Details of the finalised documents are at http://www.peterborough.gov.uk/housing/marketassessment.
If you would like to discuss this informally, please contact James Faircliffe, Housing Strategy Manager at South Holland District Council on 01775 761161 or at jfaircliffe@sholland.gov.uk
Affordable Housing is the Council's top priority for development. In the Housing Strategy document for South Holland District Council, we address the national and regional priorities for affordable housing and reconcile these with our own local objectives.
The purpose of the strategy is to direct local action and we set out how we will achieve our aims in our action plan. This will be the guiding document for us and our partners involved in addressing local housing issues. We are proud that this document is regarded as 'fit-for-purpose' by the Government.
If you have any questions about the strategy, please contact James Faircliffe on 01775 761161 or email jfaircliffe@sholland.gov.uk.
We have worked with our partners to develop our Homelessness Strategy 2008-12. In our strategy we set out how we will work to provide and improve services for people who may become, or who are homeless. The progress of the strategy will be monitored by our Homelessness Forum.
The Lincolnshire County Homelessness Strategy Group has launched the County Homelessness Strategy 2008-12. The group is a strategic partnership made up of the seven local authorities in Lincolnshire and other key agencies such as Nacro, Supporting People, Children and Adult Services and Shelter.
The strategy has involved partners, stakeholders and service users in determining priority areas for action. These priorities form the basis of this strategy which will be achieved through partnership working and they are to provide: suitable supported housing, emergency accommodation, affordable housing, floating support services and prevention services.
May Read, Interim Housing Manager at South Holland District Council said: "We are proud to be launching our second strategy, and look forward to working with our partners and service users to change things for the better, for vulnerable and homeless people in the county. It is a tough challenge, and we welcome involvement from any person or organisation who can help us in our work. Anyone interested in being involved can contact me at South Holland District Council."
The Council has carried out a Housing Needs Survey to assess the housing requirements of households in the district. It was updated in 2004. We will use data from this survey to help us develop housing and planning priorities.
In the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan for South Holland District Council, we address the national and regional priorities for managing council housing and reconcile these with our own local objectives. In the document we set out our priorities for around 4,000 council-owned homes in South Holland and explain why these have been identified as our objectives. The purpose of the Housing Revenue Account Business Plan is to direct local action and, in particular, show how the Council will achieve the Decent Homes Standard by 2010.
The Plan supports our main priority in the Housing Strategy and the planning policies on affordable housing.
