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Use of New Homes Bonus to support affordable housing in Leicestershire

Use of New Homes Bonus to support affordable housing in Leicestershire. Sharon Wiggins Ian Jones. How did LCC start out on this process? DCLG letter confirming New Homes Bonus (NHB) received March 2011 Leader keen to explore ways of using LCC NHB to deliver bricks and mortar on the ground

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Use of New Homes Bonus to support affordable housing in Leicestershire

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  1. Use of New Homes Bonus to support affordable housing in Leicestershire Sharon WigginsIan Jones

  2. How did LCC start out on this process? • DCLG letter confirming New Homes Bonus (NHB) received March 2011 • Leader keen to explore ways of using LCC NHB to deliver bricks and mortar on the ground • Various ideas explored • Preference for supporting delivery of rural affordable housing emerged • First LCC Cabinet report on NHB considered Sept 2011

  3. What practical steps were taken? • Discussion with district housing officers, registered providers and Rural Housing Enabler • Could LCC NHB funding plus district funding help to deliver stalled schemes? • Drew up criteria for ‘shovel ready’ schemes • Systematic appraisal of schemes required to meet State Aid rules

  4. Wider context for the use of NHB in meeting Leicestershire’s Rural Housing Need? • Strong track record of rural affordable housing delivery • Leicestershire Rural Partnership (LRP) has supported delivery of rural affordable housing over last 20 years • Mrs Pendleton CC, former LCC Cabinet portfolio holder for rural affairs and Chair of LRP, long term champion of provision of rural affordable housing

  5. Wider context for the use of NHB in meeting Leicestershire’s Rural Housing Need? • Modernisation review of the Rural Housing enabling role has recently been undertaken. All rural districts are now financially contributing • Mrs Pam Posnett CC recently taken on Chair of LRP, provision of rural affordable housing continues to be a high priority • Building schemes on the ground creates desire for further schemes eg. Croft

  6. Wider context for the use of NHB in meeting Leicestershire’s Rural Housing Need? (contd) • Already good partnership working between district local authorities, Rural Housing Enabler and registered providers working in Leicestershire • There is a will to make things happen in Leicestershire

  7. So what has been achieved so far? • Extra funding from LCC and district partners has enabled earlier delivery of schemes which had stalled 2011/2012 Sapcote scheme 12 affordable homes Blaby DC Complete September 2012 East Midlands Housing Group Somerby scheme 7 affordable homes Melton BC Complete April 2013 Nottingham Community Housing Association

  8. Costs Sapcote scheme12 affordable homes Blaby DC £100,000 LCC £332,000 Total scheme costs £1.607 million Somerby scheme 7 affordable homes Melton BC £88,000 LCC £188,000 Total scheme costs £927,650

  9. Sapcote site plan

  10. Sapcote completed homes

  11. Sapcote opening ceremony

  12. Somerby, view from entrance

  13. Somerby opening ceremony

  14. So what has been achieved so far? (contd) • Start on site before the end of March 2013 for the following schemes (2012/2013): Husbands Bosworth 8affordable homes Tilton 6 affordable homes Breedon 10 affordable homes Bitteswell 2 affordable homes Elmesthorpe 4 affordable homes Carlton 11 affordable homes TOTAL for 2012/2013 41 affordable homes

  15. So what has been achieved so far? (contd) • 60 new affordable homes either completed and occupied or under construction by end of March 2013 through this approach • Leicestershire County Council’s NHB investment of £1million has enabled total investment of £7million in the building of new homes for local people in rural communities

  16. The story continues… LCC NHB programme for 2013/2014 agreed by LCC Cabinet 12 June 2013 Extra Care scheme at Winchester Road, Blaby 50units Refurbishment and remodelling of existing sheltered housing scheme at Brooklands Gardens, Market Harborough 10 additional units Sharnford 8 affordable homes North Kilworth6 affordable homes Asfordby and Melton 10affordable homes 84affordablehomes

  17. A further 84 new affordable homes and 43 refurbished affordable homes to be supported by NHB in 2013/2014 • Leicestershire County Council’s further investment of £1.8 million (£595,000 NHB plus £1.2m from Extra Care Programme) will enable total investment of over £16 million in the building of new Extra Care schemes and rural affordable homes

  18. Looking forward to the future… Build on momentum and positive news Continuing difficult economic climate with competing priorities for NHB funding Development of a stronger pipeline of schemes Lynn Aisbett, Chief Executive of Melton Borough Council, leads the LRP rural affordable housing priority Rural Affordable Housing Commissioning Plan for the County, key outputs include:

  19. Development of Strategic County Plan • Five year rolling plan to survey all parishes • Rural housing ‘asks and opportunities’ include: • Enabling new and innovative methods of delivery beyond traditional rural exception site model, including mixed tenure developments • Ageing population - Leicestershire Together and LCC priority • Partners have valued early information that NHB funding available for the following year • Slippage in HCA Affordable Housing Programme

  20. Thank you Any questions? Sharon Wiggins sharon.wiggins@leics.gov.uk0116 305 8234 Ian Jones iej@blaby.gov.uk0116 272 7516

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