Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration.

This report was requested by the Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 23 May 2013.

The report provides an overview of a number of high-profile capital investment schemes over the past few years completed by Stockport Homes which were designed to improve energy efficiency across the housing portfolio and address fuel poverty for customers and highlights the impacts on both costs to the Housing Revenue Account (HRA) and savings to customers. 

The Scrutiny Committee is recommended to comment on and note the report.

Officer contact: Andy Kippax on 0161 474 4319 or email: andy.kippax@stockport.gov.uk

A representative of the Corporate Director for Place Management and Regeneration submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing an overview of a number of high-profile capital investment schemes over the past few years completed by Stockport Homes which were designed to improve energy efficiency across the housing portfolio and address fuel poverty for customers and highlighting the impacts on both costs to the Housing Revenue Account and savings to customers.

The Chair reported that this item had been placed on the agenda following a request from the Scrutiny Committee at its meeting on 23 May 2013.

The Executive Councillor for Communities and Sustainability (Councillor Stuart Bodsworth) attended the meeting to answer members’ questions.

The following comments were made/ issues raised:-

·         There had been initial problems with the biomass energy boilers which had now been resolved.

·         The biomass fuel was sourced from woodlands in and around the Greater Manchester and Cheshire region.

·         Consideration was being given to the development of a depot within Stockport for the processing of biomass material.

RESOLVED – That the work of Stockport Homes in implementing the energy efficiency projects be welcomed and congratulated.