Decision details

Decision details

Rural Partnership Agreement

Decision Maker: Strategic Director of Communities

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

To extend the Rural Housing Partnership Agreement for the procurement and Management of the Rural Housing Enabling Strategic Partner

Reasons for the decision:

County wide Steering Group led by Lynn Aisbett Chief Executive Melton BC carried out options appraisal during 2013 to agree best way forward to deliver the Strategic aims of the LRP. Original partnership ends on 1st April 2017. All partnership members agreed to fund for extra year to ensure that existing commitments were completed and to use the extension period to investigate ways to ensure that the strategic aims of the LRP are supported moving forwards.

Alternative options considered:

Continuation of original partnership agreement where Midlands Rural Housing were chosen to carry out rural housing needs surveys to ensure a consistency of approach across the County.

List of Background Papers: None

Declarations: None

Source of Delegation: Scheme of Delegation

Contact: Christine Fisher, Chief Executive Email: christine.fisher@nwleicestershire.gov.uk Tel: 01530 454500.

Publication date: 21/03/2017

Date of decision: 21/03/2017