Draft housing strategy welcomed by region’s housing associations
The York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority has set out a target of building 60,000 news homes in the region over the next 10 years.
Its draft Housing Growth Strategy, which was developed in consultation with City of York Council, North Yorkshire Council, Homes England, and the York and North Yorkshire Housing Partnership (YNYHP), was formally adopted at a meeting at the end of last week.
Last September, the group joined with the combined authority to launch a Strategic Place Partnership, which aims to speed up the delivery of ‘investment ready’ sites.
Its housing delivery target includes 25,000 properties designated as affordable.
The strategy lays out plans for accelerating development through collaboration with Homes England, YNYHP, the region’s two local authorities, housing associations and homebuilders.
“The only way to tackle the housing crisis in York and North Yorkshire is to build our way out of it,” said York and North Yorkshire mayor, David Skaith.
“We’re stepping up to build 60,000 new homes by 2035, with a firm commitment that 25,000 of these will be genuinely affordable.
“Working in close partnership with Homes England and the local councils, we’ll ensure we deliver the right homes in the right places with the right infrastructure.”
The publication of the draft strategy was welcomed by Claire Townson, CEO of Broadacres Housing Association in Northallerton, who said the provider was “pleased to be working in partnership with York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority to provide highly energy efficient, sustainable homes for now and the future”.
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