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Dear Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council,

1. Please can you tell me how many Social Housing Properties the Coucnil Currently has?

2. Please can you tell me how many 'new' 'Social Housing' properties have been procured by the Borough 'per year' since 2013. Please specify whether these are 'Newly Built Properties' or 'New to Social Housing but existing properties'

3. Please can you tell me how many new Social Housing Properties were, or ARE, planned in these years 2013 - 2020

4. Please can you tell me, of all the new developments already approved or currently going through approval, how many properties are 'Social Housing'.

PLEASE NOTE: By 'Social Housing' I am NOT refering to so called 'affordable' housing but properties that are under the ownership and supervison of the Council: previously known as 'Council Housing'

Thank you for your time

Yours faithfully,

John Cook

Jasmine McCabe, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

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Dear John,

 

Thank you for your request for information received on 4^th February 2020.

 

The Council’s policy is to release information unless an exemption can be
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Kind regards,

 

Jasmine McCabe

Information and Governance Apprentice

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Tel: 01707 357413

Email: [2][email address]

 

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[5]Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

 

 

 

 

 

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Alison Marston, Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

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Good Morning,

 

Following your request for information received on 4^th February 2020,
please see the below response:

 

1. Please can you tell me how many Social Housing Properties the Council
Currently has? 8818 Social Housing Properties

 

2. Please can you tell me how many 'new' 'Social Housing' properties have
been procured by the Borough 'per year' since 2013. Please specify whether
these are 'Newly Built Properties' or 'New to Social Housing but existing
properties' 52 new builds, 207 new to social housing but existing
properties

 

3. Please can you tell me how many new Social Housing Properties were, or
ARE, planned in these years 2013 – 2020 205

 

4. Please can you tell me, of all the new developments already approved or
currently going through approval, how many properties are 'Social
Housing'. 333

 

 

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Year |New build|New social / but |Planned|Schemes approved or going |
| | |existing property| |through the planning |
| |council | |council|process |
| | |council | | |
|---------+---------+-----------------+-------+--------------------------|
|2013 -14 | | | | |
|---------+---------+-----------------+-------+--------------------------|
|2014 – 15| |19 |19 | |
|---------+---------+-----------------+-------+--------------------------|
|2015 -16 | |16 |16 | |
|---------+---------+-----------------+-------+--------------------------|
|2016 -17 | |35 |35 | |
|---------+---------+-----------------+-------+--------------------------|
|2017 - 18|7 |35 |42 | |
|---------+---------+-----------------+-------+--------------------------|
|2018 - 19|22 |90 |58 | |
|---------+---------+-----------------+-------+--------------------------|
|2019 - 20|23 |12 |35 | |
|---------+---------+-----------------+-------+--------------------------|
| | | | |333 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope this satisfies your request but if you have any queries or concerns
then please contact Alison Marston, Freedom of Information Officer, Welwyn
Hatfield Council, Council Offices, The Campus, Welwyn Garden City,
Hertfordshire AL8 6LA, Telephone: 01707 357413,
Email:[Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council request email]. I attach a copy of the Freedom of Information
complaint procedure.

 

Further information is also available from the Information Commissioner
at:

 

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

Telephone: 01625 545 700

[1]www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

 

 

Regards,

 

Alison Marston

Principal Governance Officer

Freedom of Information Officer

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

Tel: 01707 357413

Email: [2][email address]

 

Working better, together

 

[3]www.welhat.gov.uk

[4]@WelHatCouncil

[5]Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

 

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information and intellectual property (including copyright material). It
is only for the use of the addressee(s) in accordance with any
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