Local Housing Strategy
LHS Presentation
• Angus LHS Review 2007-08
• New Style LHS
• LHS Guidance 2008
Angus LHS Review 2007-08
Key Priority Areas
1. Helping Aging and Disabled households
2. Mixed Tenure & Housing Options
3. Housing Market areas and housing Need
4. Improving Housing Quality
5. Alleviate & Prevent homelessness
6. Responding to population changes and incre4ased
demand from migrant workers
1. Helping Ageing and Disabled
households
• in 2007-08 the Private Sector Grant of £1.023m was
applied to 242 houses in the private sector to help
with adaptations
• Angus Council spent £548k providing both minor and
major adaptations to council housing stock assisting
tenants with physical disabilities
• In 2008 the population of over 60 yr olds was 27,774,
25.2% of the population, it is estimated to rise by
49% by 2031
2. Mixed Tenure & Housing Options
• In 2006-07 an in-house Study estimated a total need
for 1,087 units of affordable housing. 942 units for
rental, 145 low cost home ownership. LCHO demand
fell due to rise in house prices from 2003 – 2007 the
average house price increased from £54K to £131k,
whilst 56% of households income was below £25k
• 2007-08 Scottish Govt provided £7.192m funding
Affordable housing in Angus, RSLs Completed 118
houses for rent and LCHO, 73 Arbroath, 21 Brechin,
2 Carnoustie, 22 Forfar.
• 2007-08 8 houses benefited from the empty homes
grant of 150,000
3. Housing Market areas and housing Need
• Previous LHS focused on Local Housing
Need Assessment, revealing Angus has
relatively self contained market areas. With
little cross boundary movement
• With new Guidance this work has developed
with more robust HNDA across all tenures
4. Improving Housing Quality
• In 2007 10.8% of council housing stock was
identified as low demand stock, by 2008 this
had reduced to 5.8%
• Council house modernisation program is on
track to meet the SQHS of 95% of stock by
target 2015
• Initiatives are in place signposting private
sectors to help improve energy efficiency
and reduce fuel poverty
• In 2007-08 20 houses were build to meet
special needs
• 67% of PRS properties have been
registered under the Landlord Registration
Scheme, promoting good practice.
5. Alleviate & Prevent homelessness
• Trends in homelessness have been decreasing since
2004 from 1,405 to 1,326 applications in 2008
• A new integrated single shared assessment process
has been developed to identify and target housing
support to vulnerable households
• The right to temp accommodation has been extended
and the Abolition of Priority Need achieved with
meeting the interim objective to wards the 2012
target.
6. Responding to population changes and
increased demand from migrant workers
• Angus Council has taken a proactive approach to
respond to changes in population such as the influx
of migrant workers and the impact on housing
markets particularly the PRS.
• a European & International Development Officer
appointed to support migrant communities.
• Regulation introduced to improve safety of HMO’s
and caravan sites.
New Style LHS
Firm Foundations – ‘the future of housing in
Scotland’ sets out the Government’s vision for
housing in Scotland. This vision consists of
four main elements:
• An increased supply of housing across all tenures, all
of which is delivered on the basis of higher
environmental and design standards
• More choice of housing that those on lower incomes
can afford
• Housing developments that contribute to the creation
of sustainable, mixed communities
• Social housing that provides better value for public
expenditure
Subsequently to Firm Foundations the Scottish
Government published further policies and
guidance on how to deliver the housing
developments set out in this vision. These
policies and guidance include:
• Housing Needs and Demand Assessment Guidance
(March 2008)
• Guidance on preparing Strategic Housing Investment
Plans (May 2008)
• Local Housing Strategy Guidance (June 2008)
• Scottish Planning Policy 3 (SPP 3) – Planning for
Homes (revised July 2008)
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Housing Needs and Demand Assessment (HNDA)
Definition of Housing Market Areas
Creation of a Housing Market Partnership
Gain an understanding of the Housing System and its
drivers and forces in Angus and the wider region
Estimate of current and future housing demand
Estimate of current and future housing need
The future need of housing for households with
special housing requirements
Provide information for the preparation of LHS and
SDP
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SPP3 – Planning for Homes
Identification of housing requirements
(housing need and demand through HNDA)
Generous allocation of housing land (for all
tenures)
Joint working between local authorities and a
range of partners
Creation and delivery of high quality housing
to support the development of sustainable
communities
Increase in housing supply
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Local Housing Strategy (LHS)
Central role in local authorities’ corporate planning activities: It
sets out the strategic vision for the future of housing in Angus
Sole document on housing, homelessness, housing support
issues and fuel poverty
Reduction of level of detail and greater emphasis on outcomes
Influence on the direction of local Housing Investment
(Housing investment is detailed in the Strategic Housing
Investment Plan (SHIP) for the next 10 years
Preparation through a Housing Partnership
Setting of Housing Supply Targets (for all tenures)
Aligned and connected to Strategic Development Plan
preparation through use of a common evidence base (HNDA)
and alignment of preparation timescales
Angus LHS 2011 – Direction of Travel
Our Strategic Vision
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Key national and local priorities
Meeting the wide spectrum of housing need and demand within
all tenures
Building sustainable communities and strong vibrant local
economies.
Well maintained good quality affordable homes for the people of
Angus.
Provide advice and assistance to help meet needs and demand
Housing Need and Demand Assessments
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Special housing needs, homelessness, Older People, physical /
Learning disabilities
Migrant workers and ethnic minority communities
Responding to demographic change
Projection of need/ demand all tenures
LHS 2011
Improve access to all housing tenures
– Stock management / supply (regeneration, prudential borrowing)
– Development of private rented sector to increase supply of quality
homes
– Affordable housing
– Access to home ownership both open market and LCHO
– Access to all household types and groups (inc first time buyers)
– Access in Rural areas
Housing Quality Standards and Energy Efficiency
- Access to grant funding to stay in home (A&A, C&R)
– Access to funding to improve quality and standards in the public
and private sector, owner occupation, empty properties
– Respond to climate change and fuel poverty
LHS 2011
Housing Partnership
– Enhanced partnership working with Planning and
Infrastructure Services
– RSL’s and Private Developers to develop diverse tenures
and increase range of affordable housing options
– Forge strong links with Community Care Partners,
Community Planning Partnership, economic development
– Strategic development partnership working group (TayPlan)
– Private sector – from mortgage providers to private landlords
– Fuel poverty public and private sector partners
– Consultation and participation with local people and tenants.
LHS 2011
Monitoring, Evaluation and Review
– Develop a framework for monitoring and evaluation to
regularly report performance through the life of the LHS
– Identify performance indicators, and set baseline to be
measured against.
Single Outcome Agreement focused
– Consistent with high level outcomes in the SOA
– Reference to Housing supply targets to meet identified need
– Meet national housing objectives and statutory targets for
example 2012 for homelessness and 2015 target for fuel
poverty