Housing

The West Midlands Region is home to 5.3 million people and is home to one of the most diverse populations outside of London. At its hearts lies the conurbation (Birmingham, the Black Country, Solihull and Coventry), with a population of 2.25 million and at the other extreme lies the rural and more remote areas of Shropshire and Herefordshire. These two extremes of 'urban settlements' and 'isolated communities' pose particular challenges for housing within the Region, which have been addressed.

Guidance notes on preparation and use of Sub Regional Housing Strategies

Guidance notes on preparation and use of Sub Regional Housing Strategies in the West Midlands was endorsed by the Regional Housing Executive on Wednesday 1 July 2009. A published version of the Guidance will be uploaded shortly.

Low Carbon Housing: developing a baseline for refurbishment in the West Midlands

A report entitled 'Low Carbon Housing: developing a baseline for refurbishment in the West Midlands' was officially launched on Monday 23 March 2009 in Birmingham.

For further information on the report

Housing, Credit Crunch and Economic Downturn Report

A report entitled 'The Implications of the Economic Downturn for Regional Housing Targets' produced by ECOTEC, March 2009 on behalf of the Regional Housing Executive.

Further information on the report

Regional Housing Partnership

Please note the Regional Housing Partnership will not meet in its current form until further notice.
If you have any queries regarding this please contact Michael Craggs on 0121 245 0155

It was agreed at the Regional Assembly Board meeting on 3 December 2008 that the Regional Housing Partnership, along with the Regional Planning Partnership and Regional Environment Partnership, would be replaced by a Strategic Advisory Panel. This Panel provides a wider forum for Housing, Planning, and Environment policy issues to be debated as and when required in order to inform the decisions of the Assembly Board.
Further information on the Strategy Advisory Panel

The Regional Housing Strategy

For more information on the Regional Housing Strategy

The principles and policies inherent within the RHS dovetail those in the West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy (WMRSS). Detailed information on the WMRSS is available here.

Contact

If you have any queries, in connection to Housing please contact the Secretariat:

Steve Forrest - Head of Housing, tel 0121 678 1064 or email
Emma Kiteley - Senior Advisor, tel: 0121 678 1037 or email
Fran Gilbert - Monitoring and Research Advisor, tel: 0121 678 1040 or email
Michael Craggs - Senior Regional Support Officer, tel 0121 245 0155 or email