Affordable housing delivery strategy 2023 to 2025
This review provides an update on the outcomes achieved through the implementation of the actions set out in this strategy.
The Affordable Housing Delivery Strategy is a sub-strategy of the Housing Strategy 2024 to 2026. One of the priorities of the Housing Strategy is:
- delivery of new affordable housing by the Council, housing associations and private developers
2023 to 2025 actions
| Action | Update | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Deliver 100 new affordable homes between 2023 – 2028 | 62 new affordable homes delivered between June 2023 and March 2025. 60 new affordable homes under construction as at 31 March 2025 A total of £5.9 million Homes England grant funding has been secured towards the cost of these developments |
Complete |
| Continue to maximise the delivery of adapted homes on Council led or enabled developments | 4 of the above 122 properties are adapted and 2 are adaptable | Complete |
| Explore all available opportunities to acquire properties and sites, including other public sector estate, regeneration opportunities, auction and private sale opportunities, s.106 properties. | 25 properties have been purchased from the open market | |
| As part of the Towns Fund and Future High Streets Fund Project, lead on any opportunities to deliver affordable housing | A new Plan for Neighbourhoods project plan is in development and opportunities to deliver affordable housing will be explored | Partially complete |
| Ensure all commuted sums are utilised within the required timescales | All commuted sums have been utilised | Complete |
| Explore opportunities to increase the supply of Extra Care housing in Ashfield | 69 Extra Care properties are currently under construction in Hucknall | Complete |
| Explore opportunities to deliver homes that achieve the highest standards of energy efficiency, such as Passivhaus | All new homes have achieved an EPC rating of A | Complete |
| Explore opportunities resulting from the East Midlands Mayoral Authority (launching May 2024) | There are ongoing regular meetings between senior leaders to explore opportunities | Partially complete |
| Maximise the delivery of affordable housing by Registered Provider partners | Support provided to all RPs developing affordable housing in the area | Complete |
| Revise policies and procedures as required by the Social Housing (Regulation) Act | Policies and procedures have been revised as required | Complete |
| Identify opportunities to maximise affordable housing delivery as a result of proposed planning policy reforms | A number of risks have been identified that require mitigation | Partially complete |
| Monitor customer satisfaction with new homes to identify opportunities for improvement | A customer feedback session was held and opportunities to improve were identified. No complaints were received concerning new build homes | Complete |
| Monitor ongoing quality of new homes by reviewing data (such as defect reports, repairs requests, stock condition surveys) to identify opportunities for improvement | Defect reports are monitored and any identified trends are addressed | Complete |
2025 to 2027 action plan
- Develop at least 60 new affordable homes by March 2027
- Explore opportunities to deliver affordable housing as part of the Kirkby Plan for Neighbourhoods
- Work with the Hucknall Extra Care scheme developer to agree nomination rights
- Explore external funding opportunities to deliver homes that achieve the highest standards of energy efficiency
- Explore opportunities to maximise affordable housing resulting from the East Midlands Mayoral Authority
- Maximise the Homes England grant funding awarded to the Council
- Work with regional and national stakeholders to ensure delivery of s.106 properties
- Review the viability model to maximise our ability to continue delivering new affordable homes
- Prepare for local government reorganisation by identifying risks and opportunities and addressing these
- Identify a cost effective approach to meeting biodiversity net gain requirements
- Ensure all new builds have a stock condition survey completed prior to first letting
- Agree a rent setting policy for new Affordable Rent homes
- Assist in coordinating the sale of Ashfield District Council land (Clegg Hill Drive) to generate a capital receipt for reinvestment in new affordable housing sites.