Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Director of Environment and Housing on the progress of the High Rise project, and which also sets out a number of proposals regarding the future management of high rise blocks.

The Director of Environment and Housing submitted a report providing an update regarding the progress made in respect of developing a new approach towards the management of High Rise blocks, and which also set out a number of proposals regarding the future management of such accommodation.

Responding to a Member’s comments, it was undertaken that car parking provision would be taken into consideration when developing the new approach.

Also, in response to a Member’s request, officers undertook to provide the Member in question with details of all high rise blocks in the city, and the management model which was being foreseen for each one.  

RESOLVED –

(a)  That agreement be given for Housing Leeds to implement the housing management models and approaches, as detailed within section 3.1 of the submitted report – namely: ‘Family Friendly’; ‘Enhanced Support’ and ‘Retirement/Retirement plus’;

(b)  That the following proposed changes to the lettings framework for high rise be approved, namely:

(i)  Restrict lettings to applicants with children (and access rights) in high rise blocks which are deemed unsuitable for children;

(ii)  Restrict lettings to high rise flats for 16 and 17 year olds;

(iii)  Awarding those families with children who choose to move to family friendly blocks priority to move, flagging them for a direct offer of accommodation and backdating their priority and direct let status to the date of their original acceptance on the housing register should they wish to move, giving them additional preference on the housing register.

(c)  That the Council’s approach to developing a 10 year investment strategy for High Rise accommodation, be approved.