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Delivering Regeneration: Adapting Policies for Sustainable Community Development

In "Delivering Regeneration in a New Context," Stephen White highlights the evolving landscape of housing and regeneration policies as of August 2009. He discusses significant changes in policy frameworks, economic conditions, and the persistent challenges faced by communities, such as high unemployment and poor health. The document emphasizes a commitment to tackling inequalities by focusing on early intervention, enhancing employability, and promoting collaborative efforts among community planning partners. It stresses the importance of effective place-making strategies and the need for a responsive housing system to meet Scotland’s diverse needs.

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Delivering Regeneration: Adapting Policies for Sustainable Community Development

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  1. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context Stephen White Housing and Regeneration Directorate 27 August 2009

  2. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context What has changed? • Policy • FSF – Roll up with LG settlement 2010-11 • Concordat & SOAs • Economy • Availability of Credit • Impact on Households and Communities • Practice • A challenge to the mainstream

  3. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context What’s not changed? Communities continue to experience: • High unemployment and low economic activity levels • High Crime • Poor Health • Low educational attainment • Physical decay and poor environment

  4. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context

  5. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context: Policy • Beyond the FSF: Tackling High Levels of Multiple Deprivation in Communities • The FSF Approach – a transition to mainstreaming • Working with COSLA – Clarifying Policy • Anticipating SIMD 09– October • Influencing Policy – Commissioned research on the FSF Experience

  6. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context: A Policy Statement • A governmental commitment to tackling inequalities between communities • The role of SOAs and CPPs • Achieving outcomes by means of area programmes, better targeted services - or both • Continuing relevance of FSF principles • Linked to other social policies and frameworks

  7. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context: Policy Principles • Focus on root causes of established, concentrated multiple deprivation - not only symptoms; • Emphasis on early intervention in potentially vulnerable communities; • Promotion of joint working between community planning partners. Include links to the third and private sectors; • Improving employability as a key means of extending opportunity and tackling high levels of local deprivation; • Enabling resilience and empowering local communities to influence decision making.

  8. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context: Place Making and Economic Downturn • Regeneration is still about realising the potential of place for the benefit of people and vice versa • Linking opportunity with need • Housing and Regeneration/ Renewal levers are different • Government enables/ localities empowered • Co-ordination of place making and people based approaches to community regeneration crucial

  9. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context: Housing and Regeneration Resources 2008-11 • Fairer Scotland Fund • Urban Regeneration Companies • Vacant and Derelict Land • RSL Wider Role • Town Centre Regeneration • c. £650m • Add housing - > £2bn

  10. Delivering Regeneration in a New ContextThe Housing Policy Dimension • A housing system that does not meet Scotland’s needs • Not enough affordable homes – increase supply • Not at the expense of standards • Success with education, health etc linked with housing system • Mixed tenure and mixed communities • Recession effects • Housing Supply Task Force – Access to finance; infrastructure provision, planning and land availability

  11. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context: Post FSF - Shift in Emphasis • Policy and Leadership • policy ambition and performance frameworks not a national ring fenced programme • Resources • Seven programmes to FSF… to LG Settlement and all CP partners budgets (and DWP?) • Advice and assistance - ‘Closed shop’ interchange groups to Learning Networks • Measurement of success – SOAs not input/ output with national scrutiny

  12. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context:Success Factors • Political Leadership • Partnership working – all sectors • Mainstream engagement – investment and services • Building on economic opportunity/ understanding of social need • Investing in education and skills • Community involvement • Quality sustainable design • Ambitious but realistic outcome targets and timescales

  13. Delivering Regeneration in a New Context Stephen White Housing and Regeneration Directorate 27 August 2009

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