Delivering Housing Numbers in an Era of Localism
The scale of the problem
Labour Government requirement - 240,000 new homes a year
Achieved 2009/10 – 123,000Projected 2010/11 – under 100,000?
'The previous government's failed Soviet tractor style top-down planning targets were a terrible, expensive, time-consuming way to impose house-building’
The immediate impact
June 2010 – ‘The Federation believes the Government’s decision to allow councils to ignore the regional targets has resulted directly or indirectly in plans to build 84,150 homes being dropped’
September 2010 – ‘The Home Builders Federation last week claimed that plans for more than 100,000 homes have been scrapped since the letter was sent’
Tractor production in the Soviet Union:
1924 - 1,000 1934 – 200,000
Incentives
Community
consensus
Incentives
New Homes Bonus
Mr Shapps said: “An authority that ensured 10,000 new homes are put up could be in line for £100 million over six years.”
(Times 12 June)
The incentive package
Local Investment Plan
Local (Regional?) Enterprise Partnership
Community Infrastructure Levy?
Being involved matters
More people understand, more happy they are....even if they disagree
More they know the debate has been had – more they trust it
Design workshops – versatile modelOpportunity for a wider, deeper
local debate
Community consensus
democratic localism
involvement not veto
consensus not unanimity
Doing nothing is not an option
a policy vacuum will be filled by appeals
5 and 15 year land supply remains
underplan and the buck stops with you
On the hook of housing numbers
starting points?local
justificationstrategic
restraint and growth
the evidence base
Collaboration
KPOG / KHG working to build localism into a strategic agenda
Kent Housing Strategy – delivery document
Political debate about working together to test options/ impacts and plan infrastructure
Stronger community level debate
Infrastructure delivery
Infrastructure cost planningPhased infrastructure delivery
scheduleInfrastructure provision embedded in
planning strategiesViability testing of private sector
contributions – CIL or strategic tariffShort/ medium term delivery plans –
LIPs