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Community led housing –
the role we playAnna James
Project Manager (Empty Homes) Plus Dane Group
About Plus Dane Group
• One of the largest developing RPs in the North West
• We own & manage over 18,000 homes across Merseyside & Cheshire
• We are delivering 2,000 new homes by 2017
• We have a £150m development programme
• Heritage in co-operative movement in South Liverpool
What we’ll talk about today
Empowering local communities……
• Case studies- How Plus Dane have responded• Types of partnership• Lessons learned
The bigger picture
• HMR legacy- managing the shift
• Reduced funding environment- more for less
• Challenges & opportunities
Welsh Streets
• Plus Dane, LCC and local community working together for over 10 years
• 2004-06 LCC Neighbourhood Renewal Assessment updated 2012
• Identified need to create more housing choice
• Our proposals combine demolition, refurbishment and new build – impending Public Enquiry
• Phase A: 189 homes (157 new build and 32 refurbs)
• Home-steading & public realm
Welsh Streets
Welsh Streets
Kirkby- lets work together..!
A local community, an established co-operative
71 homes to be cleared
Kirkby
• 71 new homes, underpinning £200m regeneration of Kirkby town centre
• Public private partnership: KMBC, Plus Dane, Tesco, Cherryfield Co-op, local residents
• Existing homes: 52 Plus Dane & 19 Co-op
• Robust community engagement & sensitive management of issues
• Responding to individual housing need and aspiration
• Site cleared: construction work begins on new Tesco store and town centre regeneration
Kirkby
Granby• Focus of sustained regeneration activity since
1970s
• Deep-rooted problems of housing market decline and poor structural conditions
• 93.6% of the Princes Park ward in most 5% deprived nationally
• £50m funding for the area- Clusters of Empty Homes, Lovells, Plus Dane, HCA
• Granby CLT & co-op exploring community asset transfer
• Homes for £1 pilot
Granby
Granby 4 Streets
South Cheshire Borders CLT
• PDG have funded a dedicated CLT officer
• Job to provide technical support with feasibilities and business planning
• We support the officer through training, monitor delivery and promote the concept to communities
• Targets agreed to ensure CLT post is self sustaining within 2/3years
Genuine partnership
What do Housing Associations bring?.....
• We bring capacity and resources across development, finance, funding and relationships with influential stakeholders
• We gain community buy-in, genuine engagement, improved relationships and understanding of local priorities
Genuine partnership
Communities are the real heart and drivers for change…
• Communities bring expertise, passion, creativity and real understanding of place and priorities
• Communities gain capacity, resources and high-profile support to make things happen
Lessons learned
• Need for buy-in across all stakeholders
• Need to build trust between stakeholders – shared vision
• Partners enable each other – shared resources
• Don’t ignore the power of social media
• Communicate sensitively and robustly
Thank you