Decision details

DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST FOR THIS ITEM:

None

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet:

1. Adopted the draft Good Neighbourhood Management Policy to come into effect from 23 December 2025.
   
   
2. Delegated authority to the Director of Housing, in consultation with the relevant Cabinet member for Housing and Planning, to make any future modifications to this policy required by changes to legal or regulatory requirements arising in the three-year period before the policy was due for review.
   
   

Reasons for Decision

This newly drafted, clear and accessible policy outlined the Council’s approach to tenancy management for Council tenants and their wider households. It also helped the Council meet the Social Housing Regulator’s consumer standards, specifically the Tenancy Standard and the Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard.

Alternative Options Considered

The Council could have continued without a policy on good neighbourhood management. This option was rejected because it would not have met the Council’s needs or those of its tenants. Introducing this new policy assisted the Council in meeting the Social Housing Regulator’s Transparency, Influence and Accountability Standard requirement to deliver fair, reasonable, accessible and transparent policies. Not introducing this policy would also not have met the Council’s commitment to introduce updated policies in the Housing Strategy 2024 and the Housing Improvement Plan 2023.