Housing Strategy and Policy
The strategic housing service is primarily concerned with ensuring that all ofWarrington’s residents have access to decent quality and affordable housing. This involves comprehensive assessment of the local housing situation, the co-ordination of services to meet needs and demands, and monitoring and enforcement activities.
Specific work areas include:
Strategic planning
- Housing needs assessment
- Preparation /implementation of district housing strategies
- Contributions to regional and sub-regional housing strategies
- Policy and performance management
- Research and intelligence
Affordable housing delivery
- S.106 negotiations with private house-builders
- Identification of development opportunities and funding streams
- Liaison with Housing Association partners/co-ordination of grant bids
Influencing property management/ enabling house improvement
- Monitoring management of council-owned housing
- Housing stock options appraisal
- Commissioning care & repair services
Reducing disadvantage and preventing discrimination
- Equality and diversity reviews
- BME housing strategy
- Older people's housing strategy
- Special needs housing
- Disabled adaptations policy
Partnership working
- Warrington Strategic Housing Partnership
- LAA housing inputs
Meet the team
Dave Cowley: Head of Housing Services
dcowley@warrington.gov.uk ext. 2162
Walter Manns: Principal Policy & Housing Strategy Manager
wmanns@warrington.gov.uk ext .3205
Helen Catterson: Policy & Performance Manager
hcatterson@warrington.gov.uk ext. 2489
Irene Gilbert: Policy, Performance and Research Officer
igilbert@warrington.gov.uk tel. 246866
Last updated 22/03/2010 07:57:45
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