The Warwickshire Rural Housing Enabler Project was started in 2003 with four main objectives:
- To work with rural communities to identify local affordable housing needs
- To work with rural communities to identify suitable potential sites for affordable housing schemes
- To act as an ‘honest broker’ between all of the parties involved with delivering rural affordable housing, including Parish/Town Councils, landowners, Local Authorities and Housing Associations
- To influence housing strategy and planning policy applicable to rural affordable housing at all levels: local (District/Borough), regional and national
The Project is funded through contributions from the following:
- Jephson Housing Association
- Orbit Heart of England Housing Association
- Stratford on Avon District Council*
- Warwick District Council
- Warwickshire Rural Housing Association
*Major funder
The Project is managed by Warwickshire Rural Community Council. The work is supervised by a Steering Group, with membership comprising:
- Homes and Communities Agency West Midlands
- Jephson Housing Association
- Orbit Heart of England Housing Association
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Stratford on Avon District Council
- Warwick District Council
- Warwickshire County Council
- Warwickshire Rural Community Council
- Warwickshire Rural Housing Association
One of the most recent projects was completed in Shipston on Stour, comprising 26 homes, and a link to a short film about the project can be found here.