Freedom of information response

New homes built

Publication date: 
Thursday 13 July 2023
Request: 

These questions relate to new homes built by the council.

•           1) In the 2022/23 financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) how many new homes of any tenure did the council complete?

•           1) a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those new build completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc).

•           2) If the council has a council-owned housing company, in the 2022/23 financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) how many new homes of any tenure did the company complete?

•           2) a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc).

•           3) How many homes does the council expect to build in the next five years (ie, from April 2023-March 2028)

•           4) If the council has a council-owned housing company, how many homes does it expect to build in the next five years (April 2023-March 2028)

I would like you to provide this information in the following format:

An email or an excel spreadsheet

Response: 

These questions relate to new homes built by the council.

•           1) In the 2022/23 financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) how many new homes of any tenure did the council complete?  NIL

•           1) a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those new build completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc). N/A

•           2) If the council has a council-owned housing company, in the 2022/23 financial year (1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023) how many new homes of any tenure did the company complete? NIL

•           2) a) Please can you provide a breakdown of those completions, by tenure (for example, how many were social rent, shared ownership, market sale, temporary accommodation, etc). N/A

•           3) How many homes does the council expect to build in the next five years (ie, from April 2023-March 2028) 288

•           4) If the council has a council-owned housing company, how many homes does it expect to build in the next five years (April 2023-March 2028) Undecided as Company subject to review

I would like you to provide this information in the following format:

An email or an excel spreadsheet

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Request reference:
FOI 12944