Purpose

Proposal for future council housing development plus the
Cornwall Housing (CHL) Improvement Plan. The proposal will include
plans to leverage additional funding to accelerate delivery of
decent homes and reduce carbon emissions.
 
Part 2
(exempt) appendices expected.

Content

It was moved by Councillor Monk, seconded by
Councillor Harris, and
 
RESOLVED:
 
1. 
That the in-year Housing Revenue Account (HRA)
2024/25 budget mitigations, identified in the report at section
2.15, be approved.
 
2. 
That a change to the policy regarding the threshold
for the disposal of council homes where the cost of repairing them
is greater than £50,000, as set out in Section 2.20 of the
report, be adopted. 
 
3. 
That the preparation of the 2025/26 HRA Business
Plan be progressed (on the basis of the identified assumptions and
expected rent increases noted in the report at Section 2.23) to
include consultation with tenants and that a finalised HRA Business
Plan be presented to Cabinet in February 2025 for
approval. 
 
4. 
That the Commissioning Plan for Cornwall Housing
Limited (CHL) 2025-2030, as set out in Appendix 2 to the report, be
approved. 
 
5. 
That authority be delegated to the Service Director
for Planning and Housing, in consultation with the Cabinet Member
for Planning and Housing, to monitor performance against the
Commissioning Plan and make any necessary changes including the
annual resetting of the Tenant Satisfaction Measure targets to
ensure year on year improvements. 
 
6. 
That an update on performance against these targets
be reported to Cabinet through the annual HRA Business Plan report
cycle.
 
7. 
That a review of medium/long term funding options be
undertaken by officers to identify opportunities to obtain
additional external resources to help achieve a quicker delivery of
decent homes, carbon reduction of council housing and resolve some
of the underlying poor stock issues.
 
8. 
That authority be delegated to the Strategic
Director for Sustainable Growth and Development, in consultation
with the Section 151 Officer, the Monitoring Officer and the
Cabinet Member for Planning and Housing, to review and, if considered necessary and
viable, to submit an application for a rent exemption or an item 9
determination from Ministry of Housing and Local Government
(MHCLG).