Decision details

(1)      The progress of the work to date to develop the Homes for the Future programme for the West Midlands, and wide-ranging input from the Future Homes Taskforce and local authority partners across the region amongst relevant stakeholders, be noted.

(2)      The board’s comments of the final draft of the Homes for Future Strategy be noted.

(3)      Feedback provided from the Homes for Future event be noted.

(4)      The official release of the WMCA’s Homes for Future proposals be endorsed.

(5)      The release of the Government’s Future Homes Standard Consultation be noted.

(6)      The progress on the work to date on the Homes for the Future Communications Strategy and Implementation Plan be noted.

(7)      The WMCA’s response to the Government’s ‘The Future Homes and Buildings Standards: 2023 Consultation: Approved Document L – Conservation of Fuel and Power and Minimisation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Volume 2: Buildings Other than Dwellings’ which considered the standard in relation to non-domestic dwellings be noted.