Principal Activity - Objectives - Strategies - Measurement:

4.  Providing for Housing and Accommodation Needs

This includes a facilitating and promotional role aimed at improving and speeding up access to housing. Sligo local authorities now have a strong enabling role to encourage higher levels of building by voluntary housing associations and co-operatives.

Objectives:

• Provide for existing and future housing needs
• Deliver a planning and development service which supports appropriate
  development

Strategies:

• Implement the Housing Strategy and review as required
• Maximise the potential under Part V of the Planning and Development Act 2000
• Continue to promote the development of the voluntary housing sector
• Promote the available housing options to those who wish to live in Sligo
• Construct and purchase houses
• Implement a planned programme of maintenance and refurbishment of our exiting housing stock in Sligo

Measurement:

• Number of housing units provided under Part V
• Number of housing units provided by the local authority and the voluntary sector
• Level of achievement of the Housing Strategy
• Level of achievement of Maintenance and Refurbishment programme