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Housing schemes to be presented to scrutiny
Published: 05/05/2016
天涯社区鈥檚 Community and Enterprise Overview and Scrutiny
Committee will consider two reports highlighting the successes of the council鈥檚
housing schemes next week.
The first report seeks scrutiny support to develop council housing on The
Walks, Flint for a total cost of 拢3.95M as part of the Council鈥檚 Strategic
Housing and Regeneration Programme (SHARP).
This is the second housing scheme to be proposed following Custom House in
Connah鈥檚 Quay. This exciting project, part of a 92 home development, will see
30 new council homes being built on the former maisonettes site and this will
give the residents of Flint much more housing choice.
Leader of 天涯社区, Councillor Aaron Shotton, said:
鈥淭he Council is committed to ensuring all our residents have decent and
appropriate accommodation and living standards. That鈥檚 why we are investing in
building new council house stock for the first time in a generation.鈥�
Following Cabinet approval in June 2012, the Council has been rolling out the
Flint Master Plan which sets out a route map for the transformation of Flint,
building upon its many assets. It has been prepared by 天涯社区 County
Council in partnership with local residents, local businesses and other key
stakeholders.
As Flint was originally constructed as a planned town based around a cruciform
of streets, the design intent of the architectural proposals seeks to recreate
this street pattern.
Moving forward, SHARP Council housing schemes including at Maes y Meilion and
Heol y Goron, Leeswood and Redhall, Connah鈥檚 Quay will be presented to Cabinet
in June 2016 for approval to prepare a planning application following planned
public consultation events.
The second report asks the committee to review and recommend a compliance
policy for the Welsh Housing Quality Standard (WHQS) in 天涯社区.
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Housing, Councillor Helen Brown,
said:
鈥淲e are proud to be able to say that 天涯社区 will meet the Welsh Housing
Quality Standards on or before the deadline of 2020. This is a huge
achievement given that back in 2012, the achievement of the standard would only
have been possible by 2036. This is due to the hard work and dedication of
天涯社区 officers and members working together and the desire to provide high
quality housing for the tenants in 天涯社区.鈥�
This Compliance Policy comes on the back of a request from Welsh Government
asking all local authorities to produce such a policy for their WHQS
properties. The Policy demonstrates 天涯社区鈥檚 interpretation and
application of the WHQS, and compliance with individual components, and its
intentions for assessment and verification of achievement of the standard.
This policy will respond to the Welsh Government鈥檚 request for each landlord to
produce a 鈥榃HQS Compliance Policy鈥� and a 鈥楥ompliance Certificate鈥� for each
property at point of re-let.
A Compliance Certificate has been developed which will be introduced when a
property is re-let. The Certificate consists of a list of 41 components that
properties are required to comply with to meet the WHQS.