Course Code: T918

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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SOCIAL AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Tuesday, 16 September

This course looks at the provision of affordable housing through the planning process. It will enable delegates to understand how local authorities and housing associations work and how to keep projects commercially viable.

The course will cover:

Planning requirements
• PPS3
• Development plan requirements
• Revisions to local plans
• The position in London and the Regions: how they differ

Negotiations with the planning authority
• Target percentage requirement
• Economics of the scheme
• Local Authority requirements
• Housing market assessments
• Cascade mechanisms

Role of Housing Associations
• What they are
• Selecting the right one

Section 106
• Local Authority approved lists
• Funding of s106 schemes

Grants and finance
• Funding sources
• Strategic partners of the Housing Corporation
• Grant direct to developers
• Scheme implementation

The Government’s agenda
• Nationally – Housing Green Paper – Homes for the Future: More Affordable, More Sustainable
• Regionally – Mayor of London’s Draft Housing Strategy
• Sub-regionally

The Local Authority’s perspective

Intermediate market housing

COURSE DIRECTORS:
Kelvin Kift, Director – Developing Programme, Circle Anglia Group
Christopher Proudley, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins
Darren Welsh, Assistant Director, London Borough of Enfield