Agenda item

This Council believes that more could be done to deliver additional extra care and specialist housing for older people in Leeds.

Council notes the work done in recent years to deliver extra care housing schemes through the HRA but believes that through better use of council assets and public sector owned land and by giving more priority to older people’s housing schemes more of this type of housing could be delivered to communities in Leeds. This is a particular concern in outer areas and in towns such as Wetherby, Pudsey, Horsforth, Guiseley and Otley.

Council believes that by providing more specialist homes of this nature family homes and homes for first time buyers would organically come onto the housing market which would provide much needed ownership opportunities for families and younger people seeking to buy either their first home or their first family home.

Council regrets the complete absence of administration councillors speaking on the accessibility requirements on new housing developments at the Core Strategy Selective Review.

This Council calls for a new approach to this agenda to start with a report to be brought to Executive Board examining how the delivery of extra care and specialist housing for older people could be enhanced and accelerated and how this approach could free up other homes to address housing need across the city.

It was moved by Councillor B Anderson, seconded by Councillor Shemilt that this Council believes that more could be done to deliver additional extra care and specialist housing for older people in Leeds.

Council notes the work done in recent years to deliver extra care housing schemes through the HRA but believes that through better use of council assets and public sector owned land and by giving more priority to older people’s housing schemes more of this type of housing could be delivered to communities in Leeds. This is a particular concern in outer areas and in towns such as Wetherby, Pudsey, Horsforth, Guiseley and Otley.

Council believes that by providing more specialist homes of this nature family homes and homes for first time buyers would organically come onto the housing market which would provide much needed ownership opportunities for families and younger people seeking to buy either their first home or their first family home.

Council regrets the complete absence of administration councillors speaking on the accessibility requirements on new housing developments at the Core Strategy Selective Review.

This Council calls for a new approach to this agenda to start with a report to be brought to Executive Board examining how the delivery of extra care and specialist housing for older people could be enhanced and accelerated and how this approach could free up other homes to address housing need across the city.

An amendment was moved by Councillor Lay, seconded by Councillor Golton

Replace the words “such as Wetherby, Pudsey, Horsforth, Guiseley and Otley” in the second paragraph with “within the Leeds District”.

The second paragraph would then read:

“Council notes the work done in recent years to deliver extra care housing schemes through the HRA but believes that through better use of council assets and public sector owned land and by giving more priority to older people’s housing schemes more of this type of housing could be delivered to communities in Leeds. This is a particular concern in outer areas and in towns within the Leeds District.”

A second amendment was moved by Councillor Coupar, seconded by Councillor Charlwood

 Delete all after “This Council” and replace with:

“supports the Leeds Vision for Extra Care which aims to deliver 1000 Extra Care Housing places in Leeds by 2028.  Council notes the excellent progress made towards this, as reported to Executive Board in December, including:

·  The flexible use of council land to secure the delivery of almost 240 new extra care places by 2022;

·  The use of £30m capital funding to directly deliver 200 new extra care places by 2022.

Council notes that 3 of the schemes that will provide the above places will be located in outer areas and 4 schemes will be located in inner areas.

Council further notes these schemes are in addition to 3 extra care facilities in Leeds already delivered or currently close to delivery, notably at the Council’s own award winning scheme at Wharfedale View, alongside schemes facilitated by the council at Boston Spa and Cookridge. Together, these schemes will contribute154 extra care places in the city.

Council notes the delivery of Extra Care Housing is on top of the programme of 1,500 new general council homes that will be delivered over the next five years.

Council believes more Extra Care Housing and general social housing is needed in in all areas of Leeds. Council will continue to take a flexible approach to maximise the use of council assets and build on our partnerships with Registered Providers to ensure further units can be delivered.

Council believes further Government action is urgently needed to properly address the housing crisis created by the lack of affordable housing. Council also remains particularly concerned by the Government’s failure to address the rising demand for older people’s social care and the continued delays to the publication of the Government’s Social Care Green Paper.

This Council will continue to lead the way in investing and prioritising the delivery of new council housing and Extra Care Housing in Leeds.  Council calls on the Government to do the same by providing funding to enable delivery of the housing desperately needed to meet demand.”

The amendment in the name of Councillor Lay was declared lost, the second amendment in the name of Councillor Coupar was carried and upon being put to the vote it was

RESOLVED – That this Council supports the Leeds Vision for Extra Care which aims to deliver 1000 Extra Care Housing places in Leeds by 2028.  Council notes the excellent progress made towards this, as reported to Executive Board in December, including:

·  The flexible use of council land to secure the delivery of almost 240 new extra care places by 2022;

·  The use of £30m capital funding to directly deliver 200 new extra care places by 2022.

Council notes that 3 of the schemes that will provide the above places will be located in outer areas and 4 schemes will be located in inner areas.

Council further notes these schemes are in addition to 3 extra care facilities in Leeds already delivered or currently close to delivery, notably at the Council’s own award winning scheme at Wharfedale View, alongside schemes facilitated by the council at Boston Spa and Cookridge. Together, these schemes will contribute154 extra care places in the city.

Council notes the delivery of Extra Care Housing is on top of the programme of 1,500 new general council homes that will be delivered over the next five years.

Council believes more Extra Care Housing and general social housing is needed in in all areas of Leeds. Council will continue to take a flexible approach to maximise the use of council assets and build on our partnerships with Registered Providers to ensure further units can be delivered.

Council believes further Government action is urgently needed to properly address the housing crisis created by the lack of affordable housing. Council also remains particularly concerned by the Government’s failure to address the rising demand for older people’s social care and the continued delays to the publication of the Government’s Social Care Green Paper.

This Council will continue to lead the way in investing and prioritising the delivery of new council housing and Extra Care Housing in Leeds.  Council calls on the Government to do the same by providing funding to enable delivery of the housing desperately needed to meet demand.”