There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to key service activities since the last Policy Board report on 10 March 2026.

DECIDED:

(a) That the contents of the report be noted; and

(b) That the decision by the Head of Service, in consultation with the Convener, to accept Scottish Government grant funding totalling £1,221,074.22 to support the delivery  of housing-led regeneration programme open market purchases, as set out in paragraph 3.2.4 pf the report, be homologated.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing &  Infrastructure relative to the Environment, Housing & Infrastructure Service Improvement Plan 2026/29.

DECIDED:

(a) That the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Service Improvement Plan 2026/29 be approved; 

(b) That it be noted that mid-year progress of this Service Improvement Plan would be reported to this Policy Board in the Autumn of 2026, with updates to the performance indicators and action plan; and

(c) That it be noted that the plan and covering report would also be submitted to both the Finance, Resources & Customer Services Policy Board and the Infrastructure, Land & Environment Policy Board for approval of the areas within the respective remits of those Policy Boards.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the Environment, Housing & Infrastructure Health, Safety and Wellbeing Plan 2026/29.

DECIDED: 

(a) That the Environment, Housing & Infrastructure Health, Safety and Wellbeing Plan 2026/29 and associated Action Plan as set out at Appendices 1 and 2 of the report, as specific to the areas of activity delegated to this Policy Board, be approved; and 

(b) That it be noted that this Plan would also be submitted to the Infrastructure, Land & Environment Policy Board and the Finance, Resources & Customer Services Policy Board to approve the elements covered within those Policy Boards’ remits.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to Social Housing Charter performance, outlining annual performance outcomes and proposed tenant engagement activity.

DECIDED:

(a) That the 2025/26 report on Scottish Social Housing Charter Performance, attached as Appendix 1 to the report, be noted; and

(b) That the 2026/27 Engagement Plan from the Scottish Housing Regulator be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to housing landlord compliance, providing an update on statutory compliance across key areas.

DECIDED: That the content of the landlord compliance performance report and the suite of key performance indicators, as detailed at Appendix 1 to the report, be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the Housing Asset and Investment Programme, outlining delivery progress across planned works.

DECIDED:

(a) That the progress with the Housing Asset and Investment Programme during 2025/26 be noted; and

(b) That the 2026/27 Housing Asset and Investment Programme, which aligned with the Housing Revenue Account Capital Investment Plan approved at the meeting of Council held on 26 February 2026, be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the Homelessness Action Plan, setting out actions to address homelessness pressures and improve outcomes across Renfrewshire.

DECIDED:

(a) That the Homelessness Action Plan for Renfrewshire 2026/28, as set out at Appendix 1 to the report, be approved; and

(b) That it be noted that six-monthly updates on progress relating to implementation of the plan would be submitted to this Policy Board.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the outcome of the Single Voids Team pilot, outlining performance improvements achieved during the pilot period.

DECIDED:

(a) That the impact of the Single Voids Team pilot in reducing void numbers, void rent loss and average re-let times be noted;

(b) That the targets that had been set for 2026/27 be noted; and

(c) That the actions taken to make the working practices developed during the pilot “business-as-usual” be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the year 1 update on the YouDecide Tenant Fund, outlining delivery and outcomes achieved through participatory budgeting.

DECIDED:

(a) That the content of the report in relation to year 1 of the YouDecide Tenant Fund, as detailed in section 4 of the report, be noted; and

(b) That the timeline for the various stages within year 2 of the YouDecide Tenant Fund, as set out in section 6 of the report, be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure providing an update on progress on acquisitions and disposal of properties held under the Housing Revenue Account in financial year 2025/26.

DECIDED:

(a) That the progress made to date in the acquisition and disposal of properties held under the Housing Revenue Account be noted; and

(b) That it be noted that further updates on this topic would be submitted on an annual basis.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the Private Sector Housing Investment Programme, outlining proposed investment priorities for 2026/27.

DECIDED: That the Private Sector Housing Investment Programme for 2026/27, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be approved.

There was submitted a joint report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure and the Director of Finance & Resources relative to standard security and payment arrangements, outlining proposals to support owner participation.

DECIDED:

(a) That the use of standard securities for owners of property in mixed tenure blocks that were subject to investment programmes be authorised to increase owner participation where necessary and in line with agreed budget provisions; and

(b) That the revised operational payment arrangements that would be put in place to support owner participation, as set out in section 4 of the report, be noted.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to the proposed declaration of land at Arkleston Road, Paisley as surplus to requirements to enable its future disposal.

DECIDED: That the land at Arkleston Road, Paisley, detailed on the plan appended to the report, be declared surplus to requirements to then enable its sale to Scottish Power for the purposes of installing a new substation.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to Prevent activity, providing an update on delivery of statutory duties.

DECIDED: That the content of the report be noted and that it be noted that regular updates on any changes in the Prevent landscape would be reported back to this Policy Board.

There was submitted a report by the Chief Executive relative to community funding, outlining current allocations and available balances in respect of the Sustainable Communities Fund and Villages Investment Fund.

DECIDED: That the allocation of funding in relation to applications received to the Sustainable Communities Fund and Villages Investment Fund, as detailed in section 4 and summarised in Appendix 1 of the report, be approved.

There was submitted a report by the Director of Environment, Housing & Infrastructure relative to the proposed sale of 42 Fauldshead Road, Renfrew.

DECIDED:  That the recommendations in the report be approved.