Housing Capital Programme - Clackmannanshire · This booklet provides information about the Council’s Housing Investment Programme. The Investment Programme deals with improvements,

Housing Capital Programme

2009 - 2012

Housing Services Housing Investment & Planning Team

‘Investing In Your Home’

Contents Pages

Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .1

How properties are selected for the programmes .. .. .. .1

What works are carried out .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .2

Running Order .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 3-11

Contact Us . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 13

Introduction This booklet provides information about the Council’s Housing Investment Programme. The Investment Programme deals with improvements, replacements and major repair works carried out on Clackmannanshire Council’s housing stock.

In the last three years Clackmannanshire Council has invested over £24 million in it’s housing stock. This work is managed by the Housing Investment & Planning Team whose overall objective is to maintain the housing stock to a high standard through cyclical maintenance and improvement programmes.

In 2004 the Scottish Government announced that all social landlords would have to meet a new national standard for housing - The Scottish Housing Quality Standard (SHQS). The SHQS has five key categories:

w Tolerable Standard - A very basic standard meaning that the property must be fit for habitation, having basic toilet & bathing facilities as well as being wind and water tight.

w Free From Serious Disrepair - Includes elements such as external walls, roofs, windows and doors.

w Energy Efficient - This category aims to ensure that all properties are well insulated and have adequate heating.

w Modern Facilities & Services - This covers the upgrading of Kitchen & Bathrooms.

w Health, Safe & Secure - This category includes secure common access, smoke detectors present in all homes etc.

Clackmannanshire Council have committed to exceeding the Scottish Housing Quality Standard by introducing the Local Clackmannanshire Standard which provides a higher specification for kitchens, bathrooms and doors.

How are properties selected for the programme ?All proposed projects are assessed by the Housing Investment & Planning Team and recommendations are made in terms of the strategic fit with Council priorities, financial implications, deliverability and procurement.

The properties are categorised and selected according to four main factors:

w Property age

w Known problems

w Property condition

w Regulatory timescales (e.g. periodic electrical inspections have to be carried out every 10 years)

A stock condition survey is carried out every five years which collects detailed information on the condition of Council housing. This, together with the preventative maintenance inspections, will help identify the major programmes and to target resources at the properties most in need of work.

Other factors can also affect when a property is considered for upgrades, such as the age of a current installation, any regulatory requirements and location.

The assessments are a challenging process for the Housing Investment & Planning Team and have to consider issues such as risk to the authority, revenue implications, benefits and the measured outcomes for the community.

It is important to note that the Capital Programme is flexible and is dependent on available funding, tenant co-operation and arising priorities.

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What kind of works are carried out?

Kitchens

A kitchen replacement involves the renewal of the entire kitchen. Each property is individually surveyed with tenants given a choice of units, worktops, tiles, flooring, tiles and decoration. 2009/10 will see the end of the planned kitchen programmes. Any remaining kitchens will be installed as part of a term contract which will be completed by 2015.

Bathrooms

The work consists of a new white bathroom with an over bath shower and shower curtain.

Central Heating

This is a full system replacement aimed at replacing old and inefficient systems. This may mean installing an alternative type of heating or replacing the existing system with one which is more reliable and efficient.

Electrical Testing

This programme will entail a full periodic inspection, testing all installations, circuits and ancillaries to ensure that they meet current IEE Wiring Regulations.

Rewiring

The rewiring programme is a complete renewal of the wiring in the property and can entail new fuse boards and hardwired smoke alarms.

Smoke Detectors

This programme installs hard wired smoke detectors in all properties.

Secure Door Entry

These programmes are dependent on the block involved, but can consist of a full new electronic entry system and reinforced doors, where appropriate.

Structural Works

As well as planned programmes, continual structural investigations are carried out with any repairs completed as necessary.

Roofs

The roofing programme is a full renewal of the roofing material of a property (slate/tile/felt).

External Walls

External wall renewal contracts are the rerendering of a property. Depending on the property a thermal render may be used.

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Running OrderThe streets listed below may only refer to one or more properties included within a contract. These tables are an indication of where a project will be. The Capital Programme is flexible and the programme continually changes.

Circles with more than one colour indicate programmes which take place over more than one year.

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Alloa (continued) Gean Road lllllllllllll Gordon Drive lllllllllllll Greenfield Street lllllllllllll Harris Court lllllll lllll Hawkhill Road lllllllllllll Henderson Avenue lllllllllllll Hervey Street lllllllllllll High Street lllllllllllll Hill Place lllllllllllll Hill Street lllllllllllll Hillside Terrace lllllllllllll Hillview Terrace lllllllllllll Hillcrest Drive lllllllllllll Hilton Road llllllllllllll

Hutton Park lllllllllllll Inglewood Road lllllllllllll Katrine Court lllllllllllll Kirkgate lllllllllllll Lambert Terrace llllllllll ll Lewis Court lllllllllllll Lomond Street lllllllllllll Lornshill Crescent lllllllllllll Ludgate lllllllllllll Maree Court lllllllllllll McKinlay Crescent lllllllllllll Menteith Court lllllllllllll Mitchell Crescent lllllllllllll Moir Street lllllllllllll Mull Court lllllllllllll North Street lllllllllllll

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Alloa (continued) Ochil Street lllllllllllll Orkney Court lllllllllllll Ormiston Drive lllllllllllll Pine Grove lllllllllllll Rose Street lllllllllllll Scott Crescent lllllllllllll Shetland Court lllllllllllll Shaftesbury Street lllllllllllll Smithfield Loan lllllllllllll Springfield Road lllllllllllll Stanton Avenue lllllllllllll Sunnyside Court lllllllllllll Sunnyside Road lllllllllllll Tay Court lllllllllllll Thistle Street lllllllllllll Thorne Road lllllllllllll Tower Street lllllllllllll Tullibody Road lllllllllllll Turret Court lllllllllllll Wallace Street lllllllllllll Windsor Gardens lllllllllllll Whins Road lllllllllllll Woodside Road lllllllllllll Alva Caroline Crescent lllllllllll Craighorn Road lllllllllllll Parkgate lllllllllll The Glebe lllllllllllll The Nebit llllllllllll

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Cambus South Street lllllllllllll Clackmannan Alloa Road lllllllllllll Backwood Court lllllllllllll Bruce Street lllllllllllll Burnside Crescent lllllllllllll Chapelhill lllllllllllll Craigrie Terrace lllllllllllll Dundas Crescent lllllllllllll Erskine Place lllllllllllll Garden Place lllllllllllll High Street lllllllllllll Izatt Terrace lllllllllllll Main Street llllllllllllll

Mary Place lllllllllllll Mayfield Crescent lllllllllllll North Street lllllllllllll North Vennel lllllllllllll Penny School Place lllllllllllll Port Street lllllllllllll South Pilmuir Road lllllllllllll Tower Place lllllllllllll Woodside Terrace lllllllllllll Zetland Street lllllllllllll Coalsnaughton Blackfaulds Street lllllllllllll Castle Street lllllllllllll Glenhead Avenue lllllllllllll Hawthorn Avenue lllllllllllll Muircot Place lllllllllllll Ramsay Street lllllllllllll

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Coalsnaughton (cont) Simpson Drive lllllllllllll Thomson Place lllllllllllll Wardlaw Street lllllllllllll Devonside Bain Street lllllllllllll Hillside lllllllllllll Ochilview lllllllllllll The Craigs lllllllllllll Dollar Argyll Street lllllllllllll Bridge Street lllllllllllll Brewlands Court llllllllllllll

Campbell Street lllllllllllll Curlers Court lllllllllllll Dewar Street lllllllllllll Drum Road lllllllllllll Gibson Close lllllllllllll Graham Place lllllllllllll High Street lllllllllllll Kirkstyle lllllllllllll Manor House Road lllllllllllll Malcolm Court lllllllllllll McNabb Street lllllllllllll Moss Court lllllllllllll Murray Place lllllllllllll Sorley’s Brae lllllllllllll Station Road lllllllllllll Thornbank Road lllllllllllll Walton Crescent lllllllllllll West Burnside lllllllllllll

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Fishcross Alloa Road lllllllllllll Burnee lllllllllllll Craigleith lllllllllllll Lawswell lllllllllllll Pitfairn Road lllllllllllll Ochilvale Terrace lllllllllllll Forestmill Parklands Place lllllllllllll Kennet Kennet Village llllllllllllll

Menstrie Abercrombie Place lllllllllllll Longrow lllllllllllll Muckhart Greenloan lllllllllllll Golf View lllllllllllll Sauchie Abbeycraig Road lllllllllllll Beechwood lllllllllllll Birchwood lllllllllllll Branshill Park lllllllllllll Branshill Road lllllllllllll Burnbrae lllllllllllll Craigview llllllllll ll Diverswell lllllllllllll Deer Park lllllllllllll Fairfield Road lllllllllllll Holton Cottages lllllllllllll Holton Crescent lllllllllllll Gartmorn Road lllllllllllll

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Sauchie (continued) Keilarsbrae lllllllllllll Lochbrae lllllllllllll Main Street lllllllllllll Marchside Court lllllllllllll Mar Place lllllllllllll Meadow Green lllllllllllll Mount William lllllllllllll Parkhead Court lllllllllllll Pompee Road llllllllllllll

Posthill lllllllllllll Rosebank lllllllllllll Roundlewood lllllllllllll Schaw Court lllllllllllll Schawpark Avenue lllllllllllll Ten Acres lllllllllllll Tower View lllllllllllll Woodlands lllllllllllll Woodlea Park lllllllllllll Tillicoultry Ann Street lllllllllllll Braehead lllllllllllll Cairnton Place lllllllllllll Chapelle Crescent lllllllllllll Church Grove lllllllllllll Colliers Court lllllllllllll Cunninghar Drive lllllllllllll Dorothy Terrace lllllllllllll Eastertoun lllllllllllll Elmwood Avenue lllllllllllll Fir Park lllllllllllll

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Tillicoultry (cont) Frederick Street lllllllllllll Hareburn Road lllllllllllll High Street lllllllllllll Hill Street lllllllllllll Hillview Terrace lllllllllllll Jamieson Gardens lllllllllllll Johnston Crescent llllllllllllll

Kirkhill Terrace lllllllllllll Lower Mill Street lllllllllllll Mayfield Avenue lllllllllllll North Hill Street lllllllllllll Nova Scotia Place lllllllllllll Ochil Street lllllllllllll Ochilview Road lllllllllllll Park Street lllllllllllll Primrose Place lllllllllllll Provost Jones Court lllllllllllll Ramsay Terrace lllllllllllll Roundelwood lllllllllllll Sandyknowe lllllllllllll Scotland Place lllllllllllll Shillinghill lllllllllllll Stalker Avenue lllllllllllll Stirling Street lllllllllllll St. Serf’s Road lllllllllllll Stoneyacre lllllllllllll Upper Mill Street lllllllllllll Walker Terrace lllllllllllll Westbourne Avenue lllllllllllll

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Banchory Place lllllllllllll Braehead Avenue lllllllllllll Carseview llllll llllll Cleuch Avenue lllllllllllll Cochrie Place lllllllllllll Delph Road lllllllllllll Dovecot Place lllllllllllll Dovecot Road lllllllllllll Main Street lllllllllllll Manor Crescent lllllllllllll Menstrie Road lllllllllllll Newmills llllll llllll Newbiggin Crescent lllllllllllll Ochil Place lllllllllllll Ochil Street lllllllllllll Park Terrace lllllllllllll St. Serf’s Place lllllllllllll St. Serf’s Road lllllllllllll Stirling Road lllllllllllll The Orchard lllllllllllll Tron Court lllllllllllll

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All our publications can be made available in large print, braille, audio tape and the following languages. This leaflet contains information about improvement work to your home. If you would like this information translated, please call 0845 055 7070 and ask to speak to the Investment Programmes Officer, who will arrange for translation. Or you can bring this booklet to Council offices at Lime Tree House and ask at reception.

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Contact Us

If you have any questions in relation to the Capital Improvements Programmes please contact us:

Housing Investment & Planning TeamLime Tree HouseCastle StreetAlloa FK10 1EX

Tel: 0845 055 7070Fax: 01259 225173

email: [email protected]