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Volume 2
Annex B HRA Action Plan
B.1. Chapter 3 looks at what local authorities have to do to designate a Housing Renewal Area ( HRA). This includes producing an HRA Action Plan. The following tables summarise the requirements for this.
B.2. Requirements for content (legislative requirements are shown in grey):
Legislative reference | Required content |
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s3 (2) - mandatory | The action plan must: - Identify sub-standard houses, and what action is needed (as s1(a)) - house to be:
- closed or demolished under 1987 Act;
- demolished under 2003 Act as a dangerous building;
- demolished due to serious disrepair; or
- worked on to bring it in to, and keep it in, a reasonable state of repair;
- Identify houses which are affecting the amenity of the HRA (as s1(b));
- Specify:
- for demolition, the standard to carry this out to, including any standard to which the site is to be cleared;
- for work* (see also below):
- the work to be carried out;
- any standard for that work; and
- any steps to take in carrying out the work;
- Describe the general effect of Part 15 (compensation payments) of the 1987 Act, and Part 2 Scheme of Assistance as they apply to houses which the plan identifies; and
- Specify the period within which the local authority intends to secure the implementation of the plan.
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s3 (4) - optional | The work* can include work to: - Improve the safety or security of any houses or person;
- Reduce the long-term costs of maintaining any houses; or
- Enhance the amenity of any houses.
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s 3(4) - optional | The plan can also specify work to any house adjacent to, or in any way associated with, a house which the plan identifies under s3(2) above. |
s194 (1) | *The act defines "work" as including maintenance, repair and improvement but not including demolition. |
B.3. The local authority might also want to think about:
Other houses | - The plan does not need to identify houses which do not need work done to them.
- But the local authority could decide to identify all houses in the HRA for completeness, for example specifying where there is "no action required".
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Non-residential premises | - Local authorities will need to consider whether there are non-residential premises within the HRA which they can include.
- They will need to take account of the restrictions around doing this, in terms of ensuring the work is needed to deal with housing within the same premises.
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Tie in to work and demolition notices | - The authority will be using work and demolition notices to implement the HRA action plan.
- It will want to consider how it will adapt the information in the action plan into subsequent notices.
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What other information to provide when issuing action plan? | - The local authority might want to provide owners with information on the HRA process when it consults on, and/or designates, the HRA.
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