Priorities for building relationships

Develop policies and strategies in collaboration with key stakeholders

This priority aims to facilitate working with internal and external partners to provide a joined-up approach to housing across a range of functions and sectors.

Developers

This priority aims to build relationships with all house builders to increase the supply of housing in Cumberland, and to facilitate early collaboration on all developments.

Communities and businesses

This priority aims to raise community involvement with housing issues across Cumberland and allow communities to identify their own solutions and build relationships with businesses in communities where housing development or growth is being considered.

Funding partners

This priority aims to increase the council’s understanding of funding available to provide housing in Cumberland, and the issues and challenges faced by funding providers.

Lobbying groups

This priority aims to enable the council to work collaboratively with national and local consortiums to ensure that the views of Cumberland Council are heard, to influence national policy making.