Introduction
The North Yorkshire Strategic Housing Partnership comprising the seven Borough/District housing authorities of North Yorkshire, City of York Council, North Yorkshire County Council and the North York Moors and the Yorkshire Dales National Parks, has drafted the first Single Housing Strategy for North Yorkshire. The basis for the strategy has been the North Yorkshire Investment Plan 2008-11 agreed in May 2007.
This draft strategy has been produced following an initial round of consultation with stakeholders and the public in March 2009. It includes a number of housing priorities for York and North Yorkshire that have been previously highlighted by stakeholders and a revised vision that reflects feedback from the last consultation.
The Proposed Vision for the Strategy is: To make York and North Yorkshire an inclusive place where everyone can have access to decent affordable homes and effective support when they need it.
The Strategy’s four key priorities are:
- Enabling the provision of more affordable homes
- Reducing homelessness
- Improving access to housing services
- Making best use of the existing housing stock
The strategy document, an executive summary and draft action plans to support delivery of the strategy’s ambitions are all available for viewing and downloading by clicking on the document links below.
North Yorkshire Housing Strategy - Executive Summary >
North Yorkshire Sub-Regional Housing Strategy >
Consultation on the Draft Strategy
The final round of consultation ended on Friday 19 March 2010. It sought views from key stakeholders and the public on the draft strategy’s scope, contents and priorities, and input on how key actions should be prioritised.
This final stage of consultation was done in three ways: a series of targeted focus groups on specific themes, a questionnaire survey, and locally based events in different local authority areas.
Why your views are so important to us
Once published the strategy will be used to secure and direct future housing investment across York and North Yorkshire. It will also provide a common framework for the partnering local authorities to develop their housing policies and initiatives. Therefore it will affect the lives of residents across York and North Yorkshire and impact on our partner organisations that deliver our housing and related services.
Feedback
A summary of the consultation and its outcomes can be viewed by clicking on the document link below:
Alternatively, should you require a hard copy posting out to you please contact Sue Walters Thompson whose contact details are below.
Next Steps
The feedback from the consultation will be taken into account in redrafting the strategy and it is hoped to present the final version to the Local Government York and North Yorkshire Housing Board approval by 12 July 2010.
Further information
If you would like any further information, please contact Sue Walters Thompson, North Yorkshire Housing Strategy Manager on 01609 767144 or email her at sue.walters-thompson@hambleton.gov.uk
Alternatively, a list of local contacts is set out below:
- City of York Council - Paul Landais-Stamp – 01904 554098
- Craven District Council – Wyn Ashton - 01756 706338
- Hambleton District Council - Helen Fielding - 01609 767176
- Harrogate Borough Council – Dawn Saxby – 01423 556851
- Richmondshire District Council – Mark Robson - 01748 829100
- Ryedale District Council - Richard Etherington - 01653 600666
- Scarborough Borough Council - John Burroughs - 01723 383649
- Selby District Council - Simon Parkinson - 01757 292106
- North Yorkshire County Council - Avril Hunter- 01609 536898
- North York Moors National Park - Val Dilcock- 01439 770657
- Yorkshire Dales National Park - Peter Stockton – 01969 650456
Documents are available in other formats, font and language on request.
