Issue details

Housing Supply - Ensure the affordability, availability, diversity and sustainability of housing for all. This includes accelerating home-building in the city to at least 2,000 homes each year, with at least 1,000 affordable, by 2024. Build and retain new social housing; review the system for allocating social housing; provide more supported and extra-care housing for those who need it; pursue a ‘living rent’ in the city; and ensure there are strong long-term plans for the council’s own housing stock and the use of land in the city
The proposal will facilitate the supply of housing and affordable housing which will be of benefit to the population of Lockleaze and the whole city.
Acquisition to comply with Homes England’s external Lockleaze HIF funding award which Cabinet agreed to accept and spend in March 2018.
The Cabinet Member for Housing Delivery and Homes and the S151 Officer were both consulted and support this acquisition.