What to remember from the last community council on the Local Housing Plan in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez

At the recent community council meeting, elected officials adopted the three-year review of the policy implemented under the Local Housing Program (PLUH). A vision of the evolution of the number of housing units at the midpoint of a plan established for the period 2020-2026 . " The production objective of the Local Housing Plan has been achieved with 106% , all housing units combined," reported the president of the inter-municipal authority, Vincent Morisse. In detail, the production of goods delivered 135 social housing units over the period 2020-2024, "that is 30% of the overall objectives that have been achieved," assesses the elected official. And 42 housing units under real solidarity leases (BRS) , "a large part of which, it must be admitted, is due to La Croix-Valmer. The second part was thanks to Cavalaire."

A satisfaction, however, highlighted in relation to obstacles that stand in the way of the Com-Com's good intentions. On the social front, "I attended the board of directors of the regional land establishment [Editor's note: Tuesday, June 24] , continues the elected official. The same observation is made, social housing is in free fall. Mayors are struggling to build housing regardless of the territories. Why? On the one hand, the scarcity of land, new regulations, little land consumption and housing to be released."

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The consequences of such a spiral are detrimental to working-age housing. "Unfortunately, it causes market inflation, and therefore makes it impossible to acquire land to move out at prices regulated by the social ceiling. It has become a difficult equation to resolve. Beyond the issues and the sensitivity that mayors have regarding housing allocations..."

Will the Com-Com continue down this path? "The Local Housing Plan will continue its objective, but we must be aware of this particularity. Social housing is not the only answer, because there are also properties that are disappearing for "normal" workers." Collateral damage for year-round residents that is not inevitable.

Rental speculation, Airbnb, "we need to think about future legislation," the mayor urges. "We can zone by reserving areas for year-round housing. We need to be inventive!"