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RESOLVED: that
Cabinet:
a)   
Approved a ten-week public consultation period on
the draft West Northamptonshire Housing Allocation
Scheme
b)   
Approved delegated authority to Portfolio Holder for
any changes to the Scheme prior to the start of the
consultation
c)   
Noted that following the public and stakeholder
consultation, a final West Northamptonshire Housing Allocation
Scheme will be brought back to Cabinet for adoption.
 
REASONS RESOLVED:
To accord with legislation
which requires that when a local authority makes an alteration to
their Housing Allocation Scheme reflecting a major change, they
shall within a reasonable period of time bring these changes to the
attention of those likely to be affected by them.
 
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
It is a legal requirement under
Part 6 of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended) that Local Authorities
have a Housing Allocation Scheme
 
West Northamptonshire Council
is required to have a harmonised housing allocation scheme by 1
April 2024 as set in the Local Government (Structural Changes)
Transitional Arrangements) (No.2) Regulation 2008, (regulation 12)
(as amended coronavirus amendment regulation).
 
Therefore, to enable us to
adhere to these timescales it is recommended that the draft West
Northants Housing Allocation Scheme is approved for public and
stakeholder consultation.
 
The Council may be at risk of
legal challenge if we do not have an adopted Housing Allocation
Scheme within the timescales set out.