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Planning to deliver supported housing. Kevin Beirne. Director of HCS: on behalf of the LHF. key issues. S106 does not deliver supported housing Land is very scarce. A demand for new & reprovided supported housing. Demand not articulated in housing & planning strategy. 2006-08 NAHP.
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Planning to deliver supported housing Kevin Beirne. Director of HCS: on behalf of the LHF
key issues • S106 does not deliver supported housing • Land is very scarce. • A demand for new & reprovided supported housing. • Demand not articulated in housing & planning strategy.
2006-08 NAHP • 5.7% Supported Housing • £81m • 61% new build • 39% remodelling • Less well developed bids • Potential for greater slippage.
driven by • C 70% affordable housing delivered via S106 arrangements or similar. • 40% for CHG, with 20% of £103m programme for supported housing. • 0% of funded schemes S106 for supported housing.
in practice • Larger sites driven via s106 or JV’s • Off site provision takes traditional sites • Planners pursue only family housing • Extra Care Scheme Requires min1 acre. • Mixed developments work.
demand • NHF study • SP strategies • Complex needs & extra care • Re-provision, utility & quality
challenges • 2007 NAHP bid round • Reengage housing commissioning & strategy • Visibility in local & regional planning strategy guidance & objectives • Land banking & planning now on
The main policy is policy H012 (Conversions), the Council requires a mixture of dwellings, one third should be family units of 3 or more bedrooms and as the property is over 180 sq m, a 4 bedroom unit is required with access to a garden. Planning officer on a major scheme remodel & extension October 2006.