Local Housing Strategy 2026/27 - 2030/31
Introduction
What is the Local Housing Strategy (LHS)?
All Local Authorities have to provide a Local Housing Strategy - a five year strategic document which sets out the Local Authority’s plans to improve housing and housing related provision in the area. Midlothian Council is currently working on a draft Local Housing Strategy to cover the period 2026/27 to 2030/31 and we need your ideas and suggestions on the following areas:
- Housing delivery
- Place making and communities
- Preventing and alleviating homelessness
- Specialist housing provision
- Fuel poverty, energy efficiency and climate change
- House conditions
- Housing, Health and Social Care
At this early stage we need your suggestions on how we can all improve housing and housing related services within these fields. Your suggestions for improvement will be added to the draft document.
A second consultation is scheduled to take place in autumn 2025 when we will ask you to prioritise the draft action plan resulting from your suggestions in this survey.
What else should you know about the LHS?
The LHS is at a very early stage and as such we do not have a document to share with you. At this point we are collecting your suggestions for inclusion into the draft LHS.
There are 11 questions in this survey and it will take 10-20 minutes to complete. All feedback is anonymous so please don't include details of private housing matters, these can be reported by phoning the Housing Team on 0131 271 3394.
The Local Housing Strategy is scheduled for completion and Elected Member consideration in winter 2025/26.
The current LHS can be viewed here: Housing strategy documents | Midlothian Local Housing Strategy 2021-2026