Housing Strategy & Research
Welcome to the Housing Strategy Team. This section provides you with information on housing strategies, related strategies, and current projects.
In the future we hope to be able to provide on-line surveys and consultation for you to take part in. In the meantime please use the contact details at the end of this page to provide us with your comments on this part of the website and any suggestions on how to improve it. Follow the links below to download or access further details on the Strategies mentioned in this page.
Local Housing Strategy
Work is currently underway to develop Clackmannanshire Council's Local Housing Strategy 2012 - 2017. Consultation and documents relating to the progress of the new strategy will be published shortly.
The first strategy fulfilled the legal requirements introduced in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 by setting out clearly how the Council, working in partnership with others, could best tackle housing issues across all tenures - owner-occupation, social or private renting - in the 5 years from 2004 to 2009.
Strategic Housing Investment Plan
It is now a requirement for Councils to prepare an annual Strategic Housing Investment Plan, setting out their priorities for investing in affordable housing. Clackmannanshire Council area currently receives around £3million each year to provide new housing.
Fuel Poverty Strategy
The strategy sets our how the Council working in partnership with others, will tackle the challenge set by the Scottish Executive to eradicating fuel poverty in our area by 2016.
Homelessness Strategy
A corporate strategy aimed at reducing and improving services to those experiencing homelessness over the five years to 2009.
Work is currently underway to develop Clackmannanshire Council's Joint Health and Homelessness Strategy 2010-2015. Consultation and documents relating to the progress of the new strategy will be published shortly.
Tenant Participation Strategy
This document sets a good practice Tenant Participation framework for the landlords operating in the Clackmannanshire area.
Supporting People Strategy
This Strategy explains how the Council, with its partners, wants housing support services to change and develop over the five years to 2008.
Houses In Multiple Occupation (HMO) Strategy
A strategy designed by our Environmental Services colleagues, to meet the Councils statutory licensing obligations, while ensuring that the HMO sector continues to play a valuable role in providing housing within Clackmannanshire, particularly where this involves vulnerable people.
Current Housing Projects
- Implementation of the Housing Scotland Act (2006).
- Development of Particular Needs Action Plan.
- Development of Bowmar Master Plan.
- Home Energy.
- Development of Affordable Housing Policy in partnership with planning.
- Development of affordable housing projects with RSL's.
- Implementation of Homelessness Strategy
- Housing Needs and Demand Assessment.
- Private Sector House Condition Survey
Legislation
- 2001 Housing Scotland Act
- 2003 Homelessness Etc. (Scotland) Act
- 2002 Freedom Of Information (Scotland) Act - see also the Freedom of Information section of this site
- Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004
- Housing Scotland Act (2006)
Statistics
- Scottish Government Housing Statistics
- Scottish Household Survey Annual Report
- Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
- Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004
- National Statistics
- Scotland Census Results Online
Page & Site Tools
Contact information
For further information about this page please contact:
Housing Strategy and Research Manager, Housing
Lime Tree House, Castle Street, Alloa, FK10 1EX
Tel: 01259452421 Fax: 01259 452400
Email: lhs@clacks.gov.uk
Or use the on-line contact form
