Issue - meetings

Report DRR19/048

As a result of changes to the Council’s departmental structure, a revised Portfolio Plan had been agreed with the Portfolio Holder for Renewal, Recreation and Housing.

Members of the PDS Committee were requested to consider the revised Portfolio Plan.

It was requested and agreed that numerical figures for planning determinations ie. people living in temporary housing and the number of people on particular schemes be included in future covering reports in addition to the updated Portfolio Plan.

The Director of Housing, Planning and Regeneration clarified that Appendix 1 - Housing, Regeneration and Planning Services (pages 41-45) related to services and day-to-day work.  Appendix 1 – Housing, Regeneration and Planning Projects (pages 46-50), referred to projects (time limited work) which were currently being, or soon to be, developed.

It was agreed that the Penge BID would be included in the Culture and Regeneration Category on page 41.

The review of the Allocations Scheme would include monitoring and maximising transfer nominations to ensure that optimum use of housing stock was achieved.

RESOLVED that:-

1)  the new Portfolio Plan be endorsed; and

2)  progress on the delivery of the plan be scrutinised three times per year.