Housing Growth: What is required and can it be

delivered? Ralph Hawkins

Land & Planning Director Taylor Wimpey Bristol

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Agenda

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• Delivering Housing Nationally • Taylor Wimpey Bristol Delivering Locally • What are our challenges? • Overcoming the challenges • New Government – What are the asks?

Delivering Housing Nationally

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Delivering Housing Nationally

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• What is the UK position?

– An estimated 240,000 new homes needed every year to meet demand.

Delivering Housing Nationally

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• What has been delivered in the UK?

– 109,370 housing completions in 2013. Down 5% on 2012.

– 122,590 housing starts in 2013. Up 23% on 2012. – 197,325 dwellings consented in the 12 months up to

Q2 2014, a level not seen since 2008. – 21,458 dwellings consented in the SW, up 10% on

the previous year.

Delivering Housing Nationally

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Source:DCLG Housing Statistical Release 20 February 2014

Trends in starts and completions, England, 12 month rolling total

Delivering Housing Nationally

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Source:DCLG Housing Statistical Release 20 February 2014

Proportion of new build completions that are houses and flats

Taylor Wimpey Bristol Delivering Locally

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Delivering Locally

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TW Bristol Operating Area

Delivering Locally

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Delivering Locally

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• Significant volume increase; 550 - 750 • 12 effective outlets in 2014 • 10 new outlets opening in 2015 • 16 effective outlets in 2016

What are our challenges?

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What are our challenges?

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• Obtaining planning approvals in a timely manner

• Discharging of planning conditions • Skills and Labour shortage • Materials Shortage

Overcoming the challenges.

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Overcoming the challenges?

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• Obtaining planning approvals in a timely manner

Agree a timetable with the LA and ensure we

keep to it. Submit good quality information. LAs must ensure they are adequately

resourced. Communicate.

Overcoming the challenges?

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• Discharging of planning conditions LA to deal with the discharge of conditions in a

timely manner. Submit good quality information. LAs may need to be flexible in terms of certain

condition discharges - materials. Communicate.

Overcoming the challenges?

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• Skills and Labour shortage Apprentices, Management Trainees and

Graduates being recruited across the business.

TW Academies in place for Site Management, Sales Executives and office based staff.

Ensure that when our sub contractors come to site it is ready for them to do their work.

Overcoming the challenges?

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• Materials Shortage Ensure programmes allow for adequate call

off. Flexibility needed and joint working with LA.

New Government – What are the asks?

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New Government – What are the asks?

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• Recognise the need to adequately fund the LA Planning Departments.

• Let the changes of the planning system bed down – no more tinkering please.

• Support SME’s – access to funds and Bonding arrangements.

Thank you

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