Housing strategy

The Chesterfield Borough Council Housing Strategy 2024 to 2027 builds upon the previous strategy, and sets out the framework for the council to meet the housing challenges in the borough. 

The housing strategy will play a key role in helping deliver the Chesterfield Borough Council Plan’s vision of ‘putting our communities first’ and the priorities of ‘making Chesterfield a thriving borough’, ‘improving the quality of life for local people’ and ‘building a more resilient council’.  

During the summer and autumn of 2023 we undertook consultation with tenants, residents and elected members. The feedback from this consultation work has helped us to identify seven priorities for housing over the next three years: 

Priority 1: Maintaining new build supply 

Priority 2: Delivery of affordable homes 

Priority 3: Improving the quality of existing homes 

Priority 4: Climate change and decarbonisation 

Priority 5: Implementing regulatory housing reforms 

Priority 6: Specialist and supported accommodation 

Priority 7: Tackling homelessness and rough sleeping  

Through this strategy the council will support the delivery of good quality housing across all tenures, along with making improvements to the existing housing stock. It aims to ensure that the resources the council has to tackle housing challenges are co-ordinated to maximise the benefits.  

The council is also committed to working closely with partners including Derbyshire County Council, developers, registered providers, local enterprise partnerships and support providers to shape a positive future for all residents.