Decision Maker: Homes and Housing Delivery Policy Committee

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: February 14, 2025

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.