Decision details

To seek approval for the creation of an Affordable Housing Partnership and approval to undertake the selection of preferred Registered Providers to deliver affordable housing across the Joint Core Strategy strategic sites.

RESOLVED:

1.    That an Affordable Housing Partnership with Cheltenham Borough Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council to oversee the delivery of affordable homes across the Strategic Allocation Sites within the Joint Core Strategy area over the JCS Plan Period be approved.

2.    That authority be given to the City Council to establish a list of preferred providers of affordable housing for a period of up to 5 years across the Strategic Allocation Sites within the Joint Core Strategy Area jointly with Cheltenham Borough Council and Tewkesbury Borough Council.

3.    That authority be delegated to the Housing Strategy & Enabling Service Manager to evaluate and select Preferred Providers for the delivery and/or management of new affordable housing on the Strategic Allocation Sites, noting that the selection will be carried out jointly with Cheltenham Borough Council and Tewkesbury Borough Councils and that the Councils will enter into a memorandum of understanding with the preferred providers.