Decision details

Further to Minute No. 47 of the meeting of the Cabinet Member – Regeneration held on 29 September 2010, the Cabinet considered the report of the Planning and Economic Development Director on the findings of further studies undertaken by Fordham Research to clarify and expand on the affordable housing statistics contained in the previously completed Sefton Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2008 published in 2009 and provide an analysis of housing search and expectations in Sefton.

This was a Key Decision and was included in the Council’s Forward Plan of Key Decisions.

RESOLVED: That

(1)      approval be given to the key findings of the Strategic Housing Market Assessment Technical Note and the Housing Search and Expectations Study to inform the emerging Core Strategy Process; and

(2)      approval be given to the relaxation of any Section 106 affordable housing requirement for Bootle with immediate effect.