Social Value Ideas for Hertsmere Borough Council
We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Hertsmere Borough Council in East of England across 41 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Affordable Housing Delivery - 50% Requirement (19 Units)
Planning application 251347 FUL mandates delivery of 19 affordable housing units (50% of 38 total dwellings) comprising: 9 social rent units and 10 shared ownership units, with a specific tenure mix a…
“The scheme does propose 50% affordable housing. The tenure mix has been agreed with the housing team as set out in these tables here which includes fa…”
Affordable housing absent
The application proposes 100% market housing with no affordable or social housing. Members repeatedly raised concern that the scheme should include affordable provision, and officers said the viabilit…
“The housing mix, there's no affordable housing in this scheme. The applicant has submitted their financial viability assessment to the planning inspe…”
Housing enforcement policy update
Cabinet recommended adoption of an updated housing enforcement and licensing policy to reflect major changes in private rented sector legislation. The policy sets out a risk-based approach, expanded e…
“This report is at the other end of its journey, having been here previously and having gone through the consultation process including going to policy…”
Critical Housing Land Supply Shortage
Hartsmere Borough has severely constrained 5-year housing land supply of only 0.98 years against national requirement of 5 years. Housing Delivery Test results stand at just 46%, representing one of t…
“Our current 5-year housing supply is 0.98 years and the housing delivery tests have been below 75%. Also the long view inspector has stated in his app…”
HMO amenity standards consultation
Cabinet approved revised HMO amenity standards for public consultation. The update is intended to strengthen safety, hygiene and management requirements for HMOs, including fire and gas safety, waste …
“The report is seeking cabinet approval to public consultation on a revised policy to improve conditions and standards of management, for people living…”
Katerick Way housing deal
Cabinet approved the sale of the completed Katerick Way residential development to Hertsmere Living Limited, while retaining two dwellings on peppercorn leases for temporary accommodation and allocati…
“working in conjunction with Chime Housing, sorry, Chime Housing, which previously was known as community what for community housing through our joint …”
Immediate impact of MPPF 2026
The committee received legal advice that the newly published MPPF 2026 came into immediate effect and was too significant for officers to assess properly before the meeting. As a result, members moved…
“Speaker 1: Thank you. That's a very relevant question and one is going to be answered very shortly. So I think could I ask your forbearance for five m…”
Consultation response to PINS
Hertsmere will send a consultation response to the Planning Inspectorate by 11 September and wants further comments from Place Services and other consultees incorporated if received in time. Officers …
“As I said, matters such as flood risk, highway safety will be covered by the statutory consultees, and they will send their comments directly to PINS.…”
MHCLG designation over major applications
The council has been formally designated under section 62A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 due to its performance on major planning applications, with the issue described as relating to qual…
“So members, you will be aware that the council has been designated by MHCLG. I have asked Peter Garrity as deputy chief executive to provide a present…”
Debt appendix correction needed
The finance officer identified inconsistencies in the council tax and business rates figures in the debt monitoring appendix and said a revised appendix will be circulated, with the position brought b…
“Thank you, chair. I'm gonna start off with an apology because I've noticed as I've been going through the report that for some reason, the council tax…”
Revenue surplus and reserves
The council ended 2025/26 with a revenue surplus of £907,000, which was used to top up the general fund reserve and support capital funding. This surplus was boosted by higher investment income and de…
“So in terms of the revenue monitoring, so this shows the year end position for 2526 where we ended up with a out term position showing year end surplu…”
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