council housing for tomorrow informal briefing april 2014
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Council Housing for Tomorrow
Informal BriefingApril 2014
What are we trying to achieve?
• Deliver quality affordable housing in areas of high local need
• Redevelopment of Council owned sites• Best use of land• Grant funding for Cornwall from the
Homes and Communities Agency
Housing Need – Liskeard
Homechoice Data - Liskeard
Band 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 bed 4 bed 5+ Bed Total
A 8 2 0 2 0 12
B 40 18 8 5 4 75
C 52 41 19 18 3 133
D 35 18 3 0 0 56
E 215 124 41 9 0 389
Total 350 203 71 34 7 665
52.6% 30.5% 10.7% 5.1% 1.1%
Why is affordable housing important?
Many reasons • Our future , the next generation• Quality of life• Life Opportunities• Good health• Basic need
Affordable Housing Programme 2015-2018
• What is on offer? £1.7b nationally• Outcomes required
• Increase supply of affordable rented homes (up to 80% market value)
• Build what is needed• Provide value for money
• Why bid?• Funding stream• Reputation
• How do we make a successful bid?
Affordable Housing Programme How do we make a successful bid?
• Must have site specific schemes• Must have certainty of ownership• Need certainty of delivery& early delivery • Tactics - phase 1 (Firm) • & phase 2(Continuous Market Engagement)• Value for money
• Use of public land• Use of right to buy receipts• Rent model
So…..• We have housing need ……• We have an opportunity for additional
funding….• We have council ownership of land
But ….we need certainty on
• identified sites; agreed numbers• Community support• Deliverability in 2015/16
What sites can we consider?
• Council Owned
• Identified as available assets
• Already under consideration
• Car parks
Rapsons, Liskeard
Car Park sites - resolving issues
Is there political support to find solutions?• Assess site conditions• Assess planning potential• Review deliverability of sites
Next Steps
• Assess feedback • Assess potential deliverability• Review risks and potential measures to
overcome risks• Check site viability