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Year End Improvement Plan Monitoring Report

Meeting: 10/06/2014 - Housing OSC - Expired 07/05/15 (Item 12)

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Decision:

(a)       That the report be noted; and

 

(b)       That feedback be provided to the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee who are responsible for the overview and monitoring of improvement targets.

Minutes:

The Housing Regeneration & Strategy Manager introduced the report for the Committee to note and consider elements of the 2013/14 Year End Improvement Plan Monitoring Report relevant to the Committee for the period January to March 2014.  He spoke positively about the new format of the Improvement Plan which he felt was more helpful in providing a steer on targets.

 

He gave a short presentation on performance within each of the sub-priority areas, highlighting work which had been undertaken to improve performance and areas where improvement was needed, as outlined within each report.

 

Modern, Efficient and Adapted Homes

 

Councillor Paul Shotton welcomed the establishment of North East Wales Homes, and hoped the initiative received the publicity it deserved.  He referred to the company being able to lease properties of older homeowners who wished to access sheltered housing accommodation and asked how this would be publicised.  The Community Support Services Manager explained that publicity had only been low key to date but this would be picked up more broadly in the coming months.  Private landlords had been previously contacted and that the company was working with those who had shown interest.  Information on the initiative had been made available through a press release and social media.  The Housing Regeneration & Strategy Manager added that owners of long-term vacant properties had also been made aware of the services of the company.

 

Councillor George Hardcastle referred to the Boar’s Head in Ewloe, which was due to be demolished, and asked about the potential for this to be converted for use as accommodation, similar to that planned for other former public houses in the county.  Whilst the Chief Officer (Community & Enterprise) agreed with the point made, she explained that this was not something the Council would insist on.

 

In response to a question from Councillor Shotton the Housing Regeneration & Strategy Manager provided an update on plans to convert the Swan in Connah’s Quay to four self-contained flats with a start date anticipated in due course.

 

Councillor Gareth Roberts commented on the site acquired by Wales & West Housing near the Watkin Jones site in Holywell, which could provide a significant opportunity for accommodation.  The Housing Regeneration & Strategy Manager was not aware of the detail but offered to find out and respond.

 

RESOLVED:

 

(a)       That the report be noted; and

 

(b)       That feedback be provided to the Corporate Resources Overview & Scrutiny Committee who are responsible for the overview and monitoring of improvement targets.