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Purchase of long term empty property
Buying this empty property enabled it to be
brought back into residential use and to meet one of the
‘Fair and Inclusive’ policy objectives of the City
Council’s Corporate Strategy 2018-2023 and Corporate Business
Plan 2018/19 to make sure that 2,000 new homes (800 affordable) are
built in Bristol each year by 2020. There are a number of actions
to achieve this, one of which is to: ‘bring empty private
properties back into use, through both informal negotiations with
owners and formal enforcement when required’. The purchase of
this property will also feed into the Bristol Housing Strategy
2016-2020 and the Private Housing Policy Statement objective of
reducing empty properties and provide ‘well designed, quality
homes that are affordable, sustainable and suitable for
people’s needs’. Paragraph 51 of the National Planning
Policy Framework states that local authorities should identify and
bring back into residential us empty housing in line with local
housing and empty homes strategies and where appropriate acquire
properties under compulsory purchase powers.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 25/11/2019
Decision due: 3 Aug 2018 by Director: Housing and Landlord Services
Lead member: Cabinet Member with responsibility for Housing Delivery and Homelessness
Contact: Louise Baker, Executive Support Manager Email: louise.baker@bristol.gov.uk.
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- 25/11/2019 - Purchase of long term empty property