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Housing in London – the Mayor’s new role

Housing in London – the Mayor’s new role. Alan Benson - GLA. Overview. The strategic drivers Housing need and supply The devolution of housing powers Towards the Mayor’s Housing Strategy . The strategic drivers . The case for London .

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Housing in London – the Mayor’s new role

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  1. Housing in London – the Mayor’s new role Alan Benson - GLA

  2. Overview • The strategic drivers • Housing need and supply • The devolution of housing powers • Towards the Mayor’s Housing Strategy

  3. The strategic drivers

  4. The case for London • London’s economy drives Britain’s economy - is not in competition with it • Housing is a threat to London’s economic growth and social wellbeing • Need to increase supply and improve quality • Need for investment in infrastructure to maximise major opportunities

  5. London’s demography

  6. New home building

  7. 3+ bed new homes • 1991/2 2003/4 • London 26% 19% • South East 49% 58% • South West 49% 63% • East 50% 69% • West Mids 59% 63% • East Mids 64% 76% • Yorks+H 67% 65% • North West 71% 70% • North East 75% 79%

  8. Homelessness

  9. Overcrowding

  10. Affordability ratios

  11. Income inequality

  12. Climate change

  13. Housing need and supply

  14. Housing need • Need 35,400 new homes per annum • 66% should be affordable • Social housing • 42% of new social should be 4 bed plus • Market • 34% of new market should be 3 bed plus • Intermediate • little demonstrable “need” – requires policy steer

  15. London’s housing capacity

  16. The London Plan • London Plan targets • 30,500 homes • 50% affordable (70/30 social:intermediate) • 100% lifetime, 10% wheelchair accessible • London Plan delivery of new homes • - 1999: 17,000 • - 2005/6: 24,000 (new) 28,000 (total) • Affordable homes • - 1999: 6,000 • - 2005/6: 8,000 (new) 12,000 (total) • But concerns over mix and size

  17. 8 England and Wales excluding London Millions 7 Inner and Outer London 6 South East England 5 4 3 2 1 0 Spr85 Spr88 Spr91 Spr94 Spr97 Aut83 Aut86 Aut89 Aut92 Aut95 Aut98 Spr2000 Spr2003 Jan2006 July2004 Aut2001 Residential land prices Source: VOA

  18. The planning pipeline

  19. Residential construction Ownership of land with residential planning permission by number of schemes with private units

  20. Devolution of housing powers

  21. The road to housing devolution • Feb 2003: Communities Plan • Introduced regional housing strategies • Set up Regional Housing Boards • Jun 2003: LHB set up and first London Housing Strategy published • Mar 2004: HMT Barker Review - recommends merging regional housing and planning • Nov 2006: GLA Bill - Review of Mayor’s powers • Oct 2007?: New powers commence

  22. Review of Powers - other areas • Planning • Power to ensure local development plans are in compliance with London Plan • Positive powers on strategic planning applications • Other strategies • Adult skills strategy • Energy and climate change strategy • Health inequalities strategy

  23. New housing powers • The responsibilities of the London Housing Board will transfer to the Mayor • Mayor will publish a statutory Housing Strategy and Strategic Housing Investment Plan • Mayor will decide the broad distribution of the affordable housing part of the Regional Housing Pot

  24. Strategic powers • Local housing strategies will be required to be in general conformity, includes: • “any strategy [or] other statement of the local housing authority’s policies or proposals related to housing” • Implementation model is existing statutory strategies not London Plan • Need to clarify “reach” • Need to consider sub-regional position

  25. Investment powers – the RHP (Based on 2006/8 figs)

  26. Strategic Housing Investment Plan • Drawn up and agreed by all key agencies • (GLA, LDA, HC, EP, TfL, LTG DC, GOL, LCs) • Ambitious aims: • Cover all housing related investment • Set out common priorities • Align the activities of public sector investors • Maximise private sector leverage • Co-ordinate housing and infrastructure investment • Framework for innovative delivery models

  27. Timetable • Nov 2006 - Queen’s Speech • Nov 2006 - “Towards the Mayor’s Housing Strategy” • Feb 2007 - Consultation on this closes • May 2007 - GLA Bill gets Royal Assent • Jun 2007 - Draft (non-statutory) Housing Strategy • Jul 2007 - Strategic Housing Investment Plan • Aug 2007 - Comprehensive Spending Review • Oct 2007 - GLA Bill commencement • 2007/08 - Statutory consultation on Housing Strategy and Strategic Investment Plan

  28. Housing structures • Strategy • Renewed Mayor’s Housing Forum • Sub-groups to engage wider specialists • Equalities Standing Group • Investment • Housing Investment Panel • Developer engagement • Scrutiny - London Assembly

  29. Towards the Mayor’s Housing Strategy

  30. Key issues for new strategy • Putting people first • delivering housing’s enabling role • Building more homes • tackling the barriers to delivery • The right homes in the right places • shifting the mix – spatial/tenure/size • Creating places where people want to live • design led development

  31. Key issues for new strategy • Reviewing intermediate housing • is it giving us what we want? • Promoting choice and mobility • better matching need and demand • Tackling climate change • top priority for change • Other issues • list is not exhaustive

  32. alan.benson@london.gov.uk

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