Purpose

To seek approval to adopt and
implement Bristol City Council’s ‘Homes for Bristol:
Interim Affordable Housing Delivery Plan 2025-2027’ and seek
approval to continue the use of the current Affordable Housing
Funding Policy 2022-2025 through to 2027.

Content

The Committee (unnanimously)
RESOLVED:

1.     
To approve ‘Homes for Bristol: Interim Affordable Housing
Delivery Plan 2025-27 as set out in Appendix A1, and endorse the
approach being taken.

2.     
To approve the continued use of the current Affordable Housing
Funding Policy (Appendix A2) and Affordable Housing Funding Policy
Scoring Matrix (Appendix A3) through to 2027. This ensures
alignment with the proposed ‘Homes for Bristol: Interim
Affordable Housing Delivery Plan 2025-27’.

3.     
To authorise the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration in
consultation with the Chair of the Homes and Housing Delivery
Committee, subject to securing the necessary funding (from whatever
source), to take all necessary steps to implement the various
workstreams as detailed in the Interim AHDP, including procuring
all necessary goods, services and works contracts, and other
agreements,and agreeing terms for any relevant property disposals
or acquisitions, notwithstanding that any of these may (whether by
value or otherwise) comprise a key decision.

4.     
To authorise the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration in
consultation with the S151 Officer, to secure and utilise funding
to support the Interim Affordable Housing Delivery Plan 2025-27 and
Affordable Housing Funding Policy 2025-27, including authority to
agree the terms of any grants (including those in excess of
£500k).

5.     
To note that the appointment to the new post of Executive Director
of Housing, will necessitate the Executive Directors agreeing the
reallocation of the above delegations.

6.     
To authorises the reallocation and rearrangement of the above
delegations from the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration, to
the expected Executive Director of Housing due to be appointed as
required in line with the updated scheme of delegation.