Numbers, descriptions and locations of new build social homes

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Dear Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council,

Please supply me with details of the numbers of new build homes for social renting completed by the Council in each of the following 4 years ending, together with a description of the homes and their location within the Borough.

Please also supply me with identical details with respect to construction of new build homes for social renting, currently in progress, or committed to starting.

Yours faithfully,
John Pearson

Dear Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council,

My apologies for omitting, in my request, the year ending dates for which I seek the information.

These are :
31 March 2015
31 March 2016
31 March 2017
31 March 2018

Yours faithfully,

John Pearson

FOI Officer, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Pearson,

Thank you for your request for information (864447) submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 which has been given the above mentioned reference number. Please quote this on any correspondence regarding your request.

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Yours sincerely,
Fahmida Firdaws
Advanced Apprentice
Information Governance, Stopford House (UG South) Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, SK1 3XE
Tel: 0161 474 335

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FOI Officer, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Thank you John, could we also seek clarification on the below point:

 

1. The request refers to 'social renting'.

        We are not clear as to exactly what is referred to by this
expression. Social Housing is generally defined as housing let through a
registered housing provider at either a social rent (this is defined
through a formulaic approach provided by central government), or an
affordable rent (all Homes England grant funded social housing over the
last 6 years has been at an affordable rent, which is defined as up to 80%
of market rent).

 

Is the request in relation to all new social housing, or just those to be
let at a social rent?

 

I look forward to your reply such that we can continue with this request.

 

Many thanks,

 

Danial Farooq

CSS Senior Officer - Information Governance

Stopford House (2^nd floor South)

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, SK1 3XE

Tel: 0161 474 2388

 

 

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Dear FOI Officer,

Thank you for your request for clarification.

When I use the term "Please supply me with details of the numbers of new build homes for social renting", I mean homes for letting at a social rent.

It may be helpful to add that I regard the category of homes that my request refers to be synonymous with the term 'council houses'.

Yours sincerely,

John Pearson

FOI Officer, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Dear Mr Pearson,

 

I am writing in response to your request for information (FOI 864447).

 

The relevant Council Service(s) has searched for the requested information
and our response is as follows:

                                  

Please supply me with details of the numbers of new build homes for social
renting completed by the Council in each of the following 4 years ending,
together with a description of the homes and their location within the
Borough.

 

Please also supply me with identical details with respect to construction
of new build homes for social renting, currently in progress, or committed
to starting.

 

Council RP
  No of Units Scheme No.of Units Scheme
Fir Tree School, Heaton Campus,
2014/15 4 Reddish 2 Heaton Moor
Heaton Campus,
2015/16 0   8 Heaton Moor
Heaton Campus,
2016/17 0   7 Heaton Moor
2017/18 4 Cherry Tree park, Man Diesel site,
Stepping Hill 7 Hazel Grove
Hulme Hall, Cheadle
4 Hulme
Royley Carr,
1 Bredbury
3 Rose Dale, Marple
Total 8 32

 

Please note, as clarified, the numbers do not include the new build homes
delivered as affordable rent.

NB. The vast majority of social housing units delivered with the benefit
of grant through the Homes & Communities Agency/Homes England since circa
2011 have been at an affordable rent.

 

 

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Yours sincerely,

 

Danial Farooq

CSS Senior Officer - Information Governance

Stopford House (2^nd floor South)

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, SK1 3XE

Tel: 0161 474 2388

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