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Decision details

Tackling Long Term Vacant Private Homes

Decision Maker: Joint Housing & Environment OSC

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

To inform Members of the approaches available to tackle long term vacant homes and to introduce a proposed enforced sales policy to gain support for its use in Flintshire.

Decision:

(a)       That the mechanisms for returning long term vacant private homes back in to use be noted;

 

(b)       That the progress the Council has made in delivering the Welsh Government Houses into Homes Scheme be noted;

 

(c)        That the proposed enforced sales policy and its use in Flintshire be supported; and

 

(d)       That an all Member workshop be arranged to consider the policies available to tackle long term vacant private homes in Flintshire.             

 

 

Report author: Gavin Griffith

Publication date: 11/06/2014

Date of decision: 28/04/2014

Decided at meeting: 28/04/2014 - Joint Housing & Environment OSC

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