Issue details

This report seeks approval to adopt the Fareham Housing Regeneration Strategy which provides improved transparency and information on how redevelopment and regeneration opportunities of Council housing stock will be identified and progressed.

To also agree the principle to seek a redevelopment of Menin House in North West Fareham, as detailed in Appendix B to the report.

The draft strategy details the factors that will be considered when identifying and progressing housing regeneration opportunities.  Individual site-specific appendices will be produced for consideration by the Executive over time, the first of which (Menin House) is included in Appendix B to the report.

The draft strategy is clear that there is no ’one size fits all’ approach when it comes to identifying a project.  The factors that will typically be considered are detailed in the draft strategy; this provides a framework and improved transparency on how regeneration and redevelopment sites will be identified and selected.

The adoption of a Fareham Housing Regeneration Strategy will be an important step toward the replacement of some of the Council’s poorer quality housing stock.