Issue - meetings

Cllr D Wright

Key Decision identified as Telford & Wrekin Housing Strategy, 2020-25 in the Notice of Key Decisions published on 20 May 2020.

Councillor D Wright, Cabinet Member for Economy, Housing, Transport & Infrastructure presented the report of the Director: Housing, Employment & Infrastructure.

The report summarised the strategy for housing within the Borough. The strategy centred around three key objectives:

·         Creation of sustainable, accessible, affordable and integrated communities

·         Making the best use of existing homes and

·         To provide homes to support and empower the most vulnerable people.

Cabinet Members welcomed the focus on making best use of existing homes and the use of grants to make improvements to homes, such as increasing their fuel efficiency.

RESOLVED that the launch of the Council’s draft Housing Strategy, included at Appendix 1 of the report, be approved.