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