Linda is a Chartered Planning and Development Surveyor with over 20 years’ experience acting on behalf of public and private sector clients on a wide variety of regeneration and development projects.
Prioritising housing pipelines
Linda Raynor
31 Aug 2023
Introduction
Are you a Local authority with a long list of identified surplus sites which may be suitable for housing development? Are you seeking to optimise new homes delivery?
Surplus Council owned land offers an important resource for the delivery of new homes to meet local housing needs.
Our ‘Prioritising housing pipelines’ tool will help you decipher, which sites out of a long list of sites, have the greatest potential to be brought forward – and the appropriate mechanisms for securing their delivery.
It is increasingly important for councils seeking to target limited resources in the right areas, deliver new housing and regenerate their areas.
Adopting a tried and tested methodology to select and prioritise sites supports the preparation of a phase development programme to ensure resources are targeted in those areas with the greatest potential to yield results. Download the tool and information below, with compliments from Local Partnerships.
Conclusion
Who should be using the Prioritising housing pipelines tool?
- Local authorities with a long list of identified surplus sites which may be suitable for housing development seeking to optimise new homes delivery
- Local authorities and their partners seeking to deliver new homes via the development of a prioritised, phase pipeline of activities founded in a broad consensus.
How will they find it useful?
- Assists in the prioritisation of surplus sites for new homes delivery
- Provides a process for collaborating with partners in developing a prioritised strategic housing pipeline
- Helps to provide an understanding of what additional technical studies and surveys are needed to expedite delivery of individual sites
- Helps to ensure scarce resources are directed towards the most suitable sites and at the right time
- Provides an evidence base to justify investment which can assist in unlocking additional funding (revenue and capital) and support
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