Decision details

Great Hayes Court is a new build development with 3 x one-bed ground floor flats and 5 x two-bedroom maisonettes – the latter of which are split across the building’s first and second floors.
A local letting plan is an agreement between Housing Services and a housing provider. It decides how properties will be allocated in certain defined geographical areas. Local lettings plans will only be used in exceptional circumstances to meet specific local issues within an area.
The purpose of this plan is to support a housing allocations process for these properties which provides people with safe, sustainable homes in a balanced, cohesive and resilient community.
The purpose of this plan is to support a housing allocations process for these properties which provides people with safe, sustainable homes in a balanced, cohesive and resilient community.
The LLP aims to achieve the following outcomes:
• To provide housing for a range of age groups, including under 25’s who are care-experienced, families with younger children and adult households who require two bedrooms.
• To provide a home for people with a range of housing needs.
• To manage allocations to applicants with high support needs relevant to management issues
• To reduce the likelihood of anti-social behaviour within and around the building.
• To reduce other housing management issues and related tenancy turnover.
• Going forward, to balance the needs of existing tenants with the needs of other people on the Homesearch Allocation Scheme.
The approach to allocations will be:
• The 3 one-bedroom, ground flats will be nominated in consultation with B&NES Children’s Service and are for single care experienced individuals under the age of 25 who are on Homesearch and meet the criteria. Allocation decisions however ultimately reside with the landlord.
• The 5 two-bedroom maisonettes are for general needs and will be allocated via the B&NES Homesearch scheme in accordance with its policies (initially 1x Band A / 2x Band B / 2x Band C).

To adopt and let the properties in line with the LLP

Option - that no LLP is put in place and all properties are listed on Homesearch alongside other General Needs properties. This was dismissed as, since inception, this development was aimed at meeting accommodation needs for Care Experienced young people.