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Local Letting Policy – for Sixth Avenue and High Bank Close

Published: Thursday 26 September 2024

If approved, allocations will be made via Choose’n’Move. The Empty Homes Team, Housing Management, will complete a manual review of the shortlist for each property and offers will be made, in priority order, based on the following eligibility criteria:

  • Under-occupation
  • Assessed medical need for level access accommodation.
  • Over 60

Ordering of shortlists will be as follows:

  • Band (A) Applicants - Under occupying a Local Authority home by 2 or more bedrooms and with an assessment medical need for level access accommodation. 

 

  • Band (A) Applicants - Under occupying a Local Authority home by 2 or more bedrooms.

 

  • Band (C) Applicants - Under occupying a Local Authority home by 1 bedroom.

 

  • Band (B) - Applicants with an assessed medical need for level access accommodation

 

  • Applicants over the age of 60 allocated based on bedroom entitlement

 

Ash View Extra Care Housing Scheme – Ashbrow, Huddersfield, HD2 1JG – ** OPENING OCTOBER 2024**

Published: Friday 30 August 2024

Key features

  • Extra Care housing scheme suitable for people with both housing and care needs.
  • One- and two-bedroom flats offering independent living.
  • On site care provider (24/7) providing core care. (Reflected in service charges).
  • Option to use care provided for assessed care needs and 1 to 1 support. (additional cost)
  • Communal spaces and gardens.
  • Available from late October 2024.

Property description

Ash View is Kirklees Council’s brand-new Extra Care Housing scheme opening in October 2024. It is located in the Ashbrow area of Huddersfield, close to the A641 Bradford Road and the Asda supermarket.


The scheme will have 50 self-contained flats. All flats are wheelchair friendly and there are 2 elevators in the scheme.

 

There will be 45 one-bedroom flats and 5 two-bed flats.

 

5 of the one-bed flats are adapted (adjustable height kitchen counter tops).

 

In addition, the scheme has its own communal and garden spaces where residents can get together socially.

Care and support will be available from our chosen care provider, Community Integrated Care- a health and social care charity, delivering a host of specialist, community-based services, that support people to lead fulfilling and independent lives.

 

These properties will be managed by Kirklees Council and the scheme has the following criteria: -

Criteria

 

  • Applicants must have an assessed Care need.
  • Applicants must have an assessed Housing Need with a current Choose ‘N’ Move application.
  • Suitable for people aged 50 and over although younger people can be considered dependent on individual circumstances and needs.

 

Interested?

 

Contact details to express an interest in Extra Care Housing (including Ash View).

 

Kirklees Council Adult Social Care Tel. 0300 304 5555 – Select Option 2

Or via online form:

Contact adult social care services | Kirklees Council

Important Bidding Advice

Published: Friday 11 December 2020

We encourage all applicants to only bid on properties in areas that they are familiar with and therefore, urge you to read thoroughly the property descriptions before placing a bid.

Please note property viewings are appointment only, contact our Support and Information Team (SIT) on 01484 414886

Kirklees Pet Policy

Published: Tuesday 10 November 2020

The Pet Policy came into effect on 22 June 2020 and sets out Kirklees Councils (KC) approach to the keeping of pets in Council accommodation

Permission will be required to keep cats or dogs in Council accommodation. Below is a summary of the pets allowed in properties, full information is available on Keeping pets | Kirklees Council 

House Type

Number of Cats and Dogs

House

Maximum 2 cats or dogs in total

Bungalow

Maximum 2 cats or dogs in total

Low rise flats up to 2 storeys with own access

Maximum 2 cats or dogs in total

H&N low rise with communal access (up to and including 5 storey)

Maximum 1 cat or dog in total

6 Storey and above accommodation

Kirklees managed properties.

Maximum 1 cat – no dogs allowed

Council Retirement Living Schemes

1 dog or cat where the wellbeing of the tenant is identified

Pinnacle Group Extra Care Housing

Assistance pets only

Pinnacle Group low rise accommodation with communal access

Assistance pets only

 

  • Permission will be required to keep pets in council accommodation, and this applies if you are already or tenant, or looking to become a tenant in the future
     
  • Some of our flats do not allow dogs, so please check out the policy before bidding on a property on Choose N Move.
     
  • Before we make an offer of a property, we will check that the number of pets you own complies with the Policy. If not, then we will be unable to proceed with the offer of accommodation
     
  • Permission will normally be granted provided there are no restrictions on the property, the pets are looked after, and conditions of your tenancy agreement are being met

A Good Pet Keeping Guide is available for advice and support – please visit https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets

If you are already a tenant you can call, email, or click the contact us button to request a copy of the policy and the permission form. Eventually tenants will be able to access this via their MyKirklees account. We will update you when tenants can do this.