Housing Strategy & Research
Welcome to the Housing Strategy Team. This section provides you with information on housing strategies, related strategies, and current projects.
In the future we hope to be able to provide on-line surveys and consultation for you to take part in. In the meantime please use the contact details at the end of this page to provide us with your comments on this part of the website and any suggestions on how to improve it. Follow the links below to download or access further details on the Strategies mentioned in this page.
Local Housing Strategy
This strategy fulfils the legal requirements introduced in the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 by setting out clearly how the Council, working in partnership with others, can best tackle housing issues across all tenures owner-occupation, social or private renting over the five years to 2009.
Fuel Poverty Strategy
The strategy sets our how the Council working in partnership with others, will tackle the challenge set by the Scottish Executive to eradicating fuel poverty in our area by 2016.
Homelessness Strategy
A corporate strategy aimed at reducing and improving services to those experiencing homelessness over the five years to 2009.
Tenant Participation Strategy
This document sets a good practice Tenant Participation framework for the landlords operating in the Clackmannanshire area.
Supporting People Strategy
This Strategy explains how the Council, with its partners, wants housing support services to change and develop over the five years to 2008.
Houses In Multiple Occupation (HMO) Strategy
A strategy designed by our Environmental Services colleagues, to meet the Councils statutory licensing obligations, while ensuring that the HMO sector continues to play a valuable role in providing housing within Clackmannanshire, particularly where this involves vulnerable people.
Current Housing Projects
- Implementation of the Housing Scotland Act (2006).
- Update of Local Housing Strategy.
- Development of Particular Needs Action Plan.
- Development of Bowmar Master Plan.Home Energy.
- Development of Affordable Housing Policy in partnership with planning.
- Development of affordable housing projects with RSL's.
- Implementation of Homelessness Strategy
Whats New?
- The Strategic Housing Investment Plan details local housing priorities for investment for the three years to 2011.
Legislation
- 2001 Housing Scotland Act
- 2003 Homelessness Etc. (Scotland) Act
- 2002 Freedom Of Information (Scotland) Act - see also the Freedom of Information section of this site
- Antisocial Behaviour (Scotland) Act 2004
- Housing Scotland Act (2006)
Statistics
- Scottish Government Housing Statistics
- Scottish Household Survey Annual Report
- Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics
- Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004
- National Statistics
- Scotland Census Results Online
Publications & documents
External Links
See also
Contact information
For further information about this page please contact:
Research and Information Officer, Housing
Lime Tree House, Castle Street, Alloa, FK10 1EX
Tel: 01259 450000 Fax: 01259 452400
Email: lhs@clacks.gov.uk
Or use the on-line contact form.


