Combined Executive Agenda 120410.pdf - North Ayrshire Council

1.5 It is a requirement that North Ayrshire Council submit the SHIP to the
Scottish Government no later than 31 March 2012. The Government
do however recognise, that this deadline may not mirror various local
authority Committee timetables. Therefore, the Government have
agreed that the SHIP document can be submitted in advance of
obtaining Committee approval, with the Committee decision being
notified to the Government in due course.
2. Current Position
2.1 The SHIP priorities reflect the strategic direction of the Local Housing
Strategy 2011-2016, which was agreed by the Executive of the
Council on 22 June 2011. However, projects which have already
commenced as a result of previous Strategic Housing Investment
Plans, which were developed in accordance with the Local Housing
Strategy 2005-2010 (e.g the Vineburgh Regeneration Programme) will
retain their priority status.
2.2 Housing Need and Demand Assessments carried out to inform the
Local Housing Strategy 2011 – 2016 have identified five Sub Housing
Market Areas within North Ayrshire: -
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Irvine/Kilwinning
Three Towns
Garnock Valley
North Coast
Arran
2.3 Table 1 compares the shortfall in affordable housing over the next five
years as a percentage of the households living in each area, thus
identifying areas of highest affordable housing pressure.
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