Housing Renewal Area Grants

Renewal areas, which normally last for 10 years, provide local authorities with the means to:

• improve the housing and amenities of an area in which social and environmental problems are combined with poor housing
• develop effective partnerships with residents and private sector interests
• bring about a side-based regeneration programme, including mixed use development
• secure maximum impact by increasing community and market confidence in the future of the area and help reverse the process of decline.

Individual Renovation Grants Within Existing Renewal Areas

At present two Housing Renewal Areas have been declared within the County Borough:

• Brymbo/Broughton Housing Renewal Area
• South West Wrexham Housing Renewal Area

Investment

Investment within the private sector housing stock has and is intended to continue at a high level in the form of Group Repair and Individual Grant aid. The thrust of the individual grant strategy continues to be to target those properties in the poorest condition by the elderly, low income or vulnerable households.

The commitment from the Council's existing resources in remedying unsatisfactory housing conditions within the two areas demonstrates their continued high priority within the Council's overall housing strategy.

The Council continues to seek improvements to the small private rented sector within the areas, both by encouraging landlords to improve sub-standard property with grant aid and by enforcement action where necessary. Once a Housing Renewal Area has been declared as many resources as possible should be made available to that area.

Investment within the Housing Renewal Areas where resources can be concentrated have proved to be beneficial not only to the individual, but to the community as a whole.

Since the declaration of the areas the authority and its predecessor has committed a large section of its budget in respect of discretionary (previously mandatory) grants to the renewal areas.

Publications

Housing Renewal Strategy

The Housing Renewal Strategy is available to download in the following formats:

Housing Renewal Strategy - Word format 797Kb

Housing Renewal Strategy - PDF format 536Kb

Housing Renewal Strategy - Plain Text format 8.2Mb

Advice Notes, Responsibilites and Liabilities - Owners

The Advice Notes, Responsibilites and Liabilities - Owners is available to download in the following formats:

Advice Notes, Responsibilites and Liabilities - Owners - Word format 236Kb

Advice Notes, Responsibilites and Liabilities - Owners - PDF format 654Kb

Advice Notes, Responsibilites and Liabilities - Owners - Plain Text format 2Mb

Advice Notes, Responsibilites and Liabilities - Tenants

The Advice Notes, Responsibilites and Liabilities - Tenants is available to download in the following formats:

Advice Notes, Responsibilites and Liabilities - Tenants - Word format 228Kb

Advice Notes, Responsibilites and Liabilities - Tenants - PDF format 647Kb

Advice Notes, Responsibilites and Liabilities - Tenants - Plain Text format 2Mb

Group Repair Schemes - General Information

The Group Repair Schemes - General Information is available to download in the following formats:

Group Repair Schemes - General Information - Word format 197Kb

Group Repair Schemes - General Information - PDF format 644Kb

Group Repair Schemes - General Information - Plain Text format 2Mb

A Guide To Maintaining Your Home

The A Guide To Maintaining Your Home is available to download in the following formats:

A Guide To Maintaining Your Home - Word format 261Kb

A Guide To Maintaining Your Home - PDF format 668Kb

A Guide To Maintaining Your Home - Plain Text format 2.1Mb

Contact

Area Renewal Team
Strategic Housing Services
Wrexham County Borough Council
Ruthin Road
Wrexham
LL13 7TU

Tel: 01978 315300
Fax: 01978 315580
E-mail: arearenewal@wrexham.gov.uk