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Assessing viability in plan making and HCA support on viability Growth Point Best Practice Network

Assessing viability in plan making and HCA support on viability Growth Point Best Practice Network Michael Rich 11 th May, 2012. HCA role: an overview. Land. Regeneration and affordable housing. Delivery of local priorities. Enabling support and tools. Aligning public funding.

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Assessing viability in plan making and HCA support on viability Growth Point Best Practice Network

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  1. Assessing viability in plan making and HCA support on viability Growth Point Best Practice Network Michael Rich 11th May, 2012

  2. HCA role: an overview Land Regeneration and affordable housing Delivery of local priorities Enabling support and tools Aligning public funding • Investment, regulation and enabling • Aligning national programmes with local priorities • HCA assists local delivery with the right mix of: • HCA and other public land assets • Affordable housing / regeneration investment • Enabling support and tools • Aligning public funding streams “We are locally driven.  We work with councils, LEPs and other local partners, effectively targeting our investment and support at their identified priorities.” 

  3. The HCA interest in viability Improving quality and standards Meeting housing needs Places that work Viable delivery Effective use of public sector land Increasing housing supply

  4. What HCA offers • Free tools and information • Advice, support and challenge • National perspective

  5. The ATLAS offer(Advisory Team for Large Applications) • Free national service provided to Local Authorities... but for the benefit of all project partners • Provide impartial & independent advice to help local authorities (and others) manage proposals for large scale development • NOT decision makers on applications Scope to concentrate on specific issues e.g. scheme viability/approaches to resolution : • reviewing s106s; • collaborative approaches; • contingent deferred obligations; • affordable housing cascades; • balancing phasing & delivery • Large scale, complex sites: • housing led containing 500+ houses; or • mixed use regeneration with 200+ units • Must be scope for ATLAS to add value

  6. The wider policy landscape • CIL • CIL and Affordable Housing? • Section 106 appeals • NPPF Likely cumulative impacts Plans should be deliverable Policy burdens NPPF Facilitate development throughout the economic cycle Careful attention to viability and costs Competitive returns

  7. Local Housing Delivery Group • Local standards and viability of local plans • Local Government Association and Home Builders Federation as ‘sponsors’ • Tackling NPPF paras 173-7 (Ensuring viability and deliverability) • Advice aimed at being available late June • Focus on collaborative approach

  8. Low standards, levels of affordable housing and infrastructure may result in more viable development, but will be less acceptable in planning terms Viability of plan Higher and more sustainable policy requirements will reduce viability and bring increased delivery risk Planning authorities will need to work with partners to balance requirements and manage risks Costs of policy requirements Balancing policies and delivery

  9. homesandcommunities.co.uk /HCA_UK /homes-&-communities-agency

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