Issue - meetings

As detailed in the recommendation; and

That Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee play an important role in developing new models of financing affordable homes and maintains progress towards achieving that aim.

The Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance outlined the range of optional financial models available to the Council to facilitate housing development in Flintshire without the requirement for public grant subsidy. 

The information would assist Cabinet to make informed choices when considering housing development opportunities across Flintshire to meet the needs identified within the agreed Local Housing Strategy.

The Council needed to ensure that the right types of housing offered in the right locations were delivered to meet the needs of existing households.  The report provided the outcome of initial work undertaken and full details on all of the considerations.

The Leader added that Housing Overview and Scrutiny Committee would play an important role in developing new models of financing affordable homes and maintaining the progress towards achieving that aim.

RESOLVED:

That the variety of financial models available to the Council to facilitate housing development in Flintshire without the requirement for public grant subsidy be noted and the framework for making future decisions for specific schemes to meet its housing objectives be drawn upon.