Building great communities

Strategic programmes: Building great communities

Action: Set Policy Direction: Create a Strong Evidence Base
Target date: March 2024
Action: Set Policy Direction: Ensure a Fit for Purpose Development Plan
Target date: TBC
Action: Set Policy Direction: Adopt Town Centre First Approach
Target date: June 2024
Action: Incentivise Investment: Investigate and Recommend a Supportive Framework
Target date: June 2024
Action: Incentivise Investment: Implement co-ordinated Activity for Lower Douglas
Target date: June 2024
Action: Incentivise Investment: Bring vacant buildings and sites back into beneficial use
Target date: September 2023
Revised date: TBC
Action: Improve the Planning Process: Develop faster and more proportionate planning processes
Target date: September 2024
Action: Improve the Planning Process: Provide a modern and responsive service
Target date: March 2024
Action: Improve the Planning Process: Proactively respond to Climate Change
Target date: March 2024

Action: Modern Housing & Tenancy Law. Draft Housing & Communities Bill, Review of Conveyancing Process Including Law.
Target date: January 2023
Revised date: January 2024
Action: Housing First Commission Emergency Night Shelter and stepped approach to social housing, and Homelessness law.
Target date: March 2023 (Re-planning in progress)
Action: Homes for all Shared equity, rent to buy, mid-rent, Social Security support for housing , Housing Market Review, key worker housing policy.
Target date: March 2023 (Re-planning in progress)
Action: The Right Housing Stock Building Regulations Review, Objective need of Housing, Additional Housing Needs.
Target date: March 2023
Revised date: September 2023 (Re-planning in progress)
Action: Change how we work Review alternative structures, Standards of Performance, consolidation of Housing Policy.
Target date: March 2023 (Re-planning in progress)
Action: Vibrant Communities Empty Properties Initiative, Development Viability Study.
Target date: July 2022 (Re-planning in progress)

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Housing & Communities Board action plan 2022-23

Action: Report on and update the Island’s Road Safety Strategy ensuring this aligns with the needs of the community. Deliver any updates to the strategy with clear indicators and measurements within a refreshed action plan.
Target date: March 2023
Revised date: Q4 2023

Action: Undertake a review and update of the criminal justice strategy
Target date: December 2023
Action: Effective implementation of the Justice Reform Act 2021 and Sexual Offences and Obscene Publication Act 2021.
Target date: December 2023

Action: Develop an integrated and socially inclusive Transport Strategy with recommendations and delivery plan which meets the needs of communities, keeps people connected in work, leisure and access to services and supports transition to Net Zero. Initial scoping was completed In June 2022.
Target date: 2024

Action: Principles for long term provision of residential, nursing and respite care
Target date: July 2023
Revised date: April 2024
Action: Draft Strategy
Target date: November 2023
Revised date: August 2024
Action: Public Consultation
Target date: December 2023
Revised date: December 2024
Action: Strategy completed for the Long Term Provision of Residential, Nursing and Respite care.
Target date: 2025

Completed actions

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