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Build Your Own Home - The London Way supporting custom build housing and community right to build 2 November 2013 Elinor Savage Area Manager, Housing & Land

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Build Your Own Home - The London Way supporting custom build housing and community right to build 2 November 2013 Elinor Savage Area Manager, Housing & Land. Today. Mayor’s Statutory Role Mayor’s Priorities Build Your Own Home – The London Way Community Right to Build - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Build Your Own Home - The London Waysupporting custom build housing

and community right to build

2 November 2013

Elinor Savage

Area Manager, Housing & Land

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TodayToday

1. Mayor’s Statutory Role

2. Mayor’s Priorities

3. Build Your Own Home – The London Way

4. Community Right to Build

5. Custom Build Housing

6. How to Bid

7. Further Information

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1. Mayor’s Statutory Role1. Mayor’s Statutory Role

Produce a statutory London Housing Strategy Manage the budget and programme to deliver:

new affordable homes improve existing social rented homes other housing initiatives £1.8 billion up to 2015

Manage a land and property portfolio of 550 hectares

Deliver a range of major regeneration projects

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2. Mayor’s Priorities2. Mayor’s Priorities Increase housing supply – 55,000 new affordable

homes between 2011 and 2015  Improve the quality of new and existing homes Tackle homelessness and overcrowding Create a single property unit – Land and Property

Database Secure development partners for major sites Implement an agreed strategy for all property by

2016 London Development Panel

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3. Build Your Own Home – 3. Build Your Own Home – the London Waythe London Way

July 2012 – £8m (£5m for Custom Build and £3m for Community Right to Build)

September 2013 – £20m for London Bidding Prospectus Open for bidding now until March 2015

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4. Community Right to Build4. Community Right to Build

Localism Act 2011 - new power to communities to build new homes, shops, businesses or facilities without going through the normal planning application process

Community Right to Build Order Community referendum >50% of local people must

agree Plans must be generally in line with national and local

planning policy Corporate body to further the social, economic and

environmental well-being of the local community http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/

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Community Right to Build Funding Community Right to Build Funding Resource funding

Kickstart take up of Community Right To Build Contribute to the costs of preparing an application for

a Community Right to Build Order Up to 90% of costs Not development finance

Payment in arrears upon achieving four key milestones:

1. Corporate body established

2. Initial proposals developed, project eligibility and outline feasibility study completed

3. Detailed proposals developed

4. Valid application for a Community Right to Build Order submitted

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Funding CriteriaFunding Criteria

1. Plans to become a corporate body

2. Evidence of community engagement

and consultation

3. Land identified

4. Plans to secure a legal interest in the

land

5. Clear plans to designate the area as a

‘neighbourhood area’

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5. Custom Build Housing5. Custom Build Housing Homes built or commissioned by individuals or groups for

their own use, by building the home or working with builders

Funding available for group self-build, not individuals Loan funding for up to 75% of the project costs Interest rates ranging from 2.3% to 11.7% per annum Qualifying expenditure:

Land acquisition costs Site preparation costs Construction costs S106 planning obligations Associated professional fees

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6. How to Bid6. How to Bid

• Bidding Prospectus

• Speak to the GLA

• Application form

• Assessment & Recommendation

• Contract

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7. Further Information 7. Further Information

http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/housing-land/increasing-housing-supply/build-your-own-home-the-london-way

http://www.gov.uk/government/policies/giving-people-more-power-over-what-happens-in-their-neighbourhood/supporting-pages/community-right-to-build

http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/ http://www.selfbuildportal.org.uk/

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