Improved Housing Provision

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Improved Housing Provision

• Karen Hill
• Strategic Housing Manager
• North Norfolk District Council
• LAA Lead Officer Housing (Block 3)

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Introduction

• LAA targets Housing
• North Norfolks contribution
• North Norfolk Community Partnership Action Plan
  Housing

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LAA Targets - Housing

• 3.9.1 Number of Homeless Households in
  Temporary Accommodation
• 3.9.2 Number of homes meeting the decent homes
  standard in the public and private sector
• 3.9.3 Number of homes meeting the decent homes
  standard in Neighourhood Renewal Fund areas
• 3.9.4 Number of overall housing units delivered
• 3.9.5 Number of affordable housing units
  delivered

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LAA Targets - Housing

• 3.9.5 Number of affordable housing units being
  delivered
• Baseline
• 669 affordable dwellings were provided in Norfolk
  in 2004/05
• Target
• 2006/09 2200 units
• 2006/07 735 units
• 2007/08 735 units
• 2008/09 730 units

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LAA Targets - Housing

• Performance
• 237 units had been delivered across Norfolk as a
  30 September 2006
• It is not unusual for affordable housing schemes
  to complete in the latter quarters of a financial
  year. This is due to how such schemes are funded
  through bidding rounds which result in
  confirmation of funding availability at the start
  of a financial year with a requirement for
  funding to be spent within a set financial year.
• Targets as a 30 September 2006 for the 7
  authorities would indicate that the delivery of
  895 units is planned across Norfolk and assuming
  that the targets are not revised downwards the
  target of 735 units should be exceeded.

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LAA Targets - Housing

• North Norfolks contribution
• North Norfolk has a target to deliver 90 units of
  affordable housing per annum over the 3 year
  period.
• 55 new affordable homes have been delivered to 31
  December 2006 and a further 53 are due to be
  delivered by 31 March 2007 which will result in
  108 new affordable homes in North Norfolk
  
• This target is linked to the housing target in
  the North Norfolk Community Partnership Action
  Plan - Provision of more affordable housing units

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North Norfolk Community Partnership Action Plan
Housing

• There are 3 housing related actions in the North
  Norfolk Community Partnership Action Plan
• Investigation into a North Norfolk multi-agency
  housing group / partnership
• Scoping exercise for a self build scheme
• Provision of more affordable housing units

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North Norfolk Community Partnership Action Plan
Housing

• Investigation into a North Norfolk multi-agency
  housing group / partnership
• The Council has been identified as the lead
  agency to take this action forward. The Council
  has had an aspiration for a couple of years to
  have a Housing Forum which is similar in nature
  and therefore it seems sensible to take this
  action forward whilst ensuring that it meets the
  aspirations of both.
• It has been suggested that the members of the
  Operational Advisory Group of the Partnership
  could provide a core membership for the group
  with other agencies being invited to join for
  example North Norfolk Housing Trust and
  representatives of other key players in the
  housing market.
• It is proposed that a co-ordinator and Chair will
  be elected to represent the group at OAG and
  Board meetings.

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North Norfolk Community Partnership Action Plan
Housing

• North Norfolk District Council
• Statutory duty to produce a Housing Strategy and
  Homelessness Strategy for the district
• To review and update current strategies in coming
  months
• Also to produce a Private Sector Housing Renewal
  Strategy.
• Requirement to work with key stakeholders in
  production and implementation of the strategies
  to reflect the contribution of all key players
  and not just focus on the work of the Council.
• Timely to form a multi-agency housing group to
  assist in this work.
• To identify a wider group of stakeholders as a
  reference group with which it can consult on the
  development of strategies.

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North Norfolk Community Partnership Action Plan
Housing

• The role of the multi-agency group would include
• identify the priorities for housing across all
  sectors for the district
• develop the housing related strategies for the
  district
• monitor the implementation of the housing related
  strategies
• monitor performance against housing related
  targets including the LAA, NNCP and NNDC
• harness the resource of all agencies to improve
  housing conditions for the residents of the
  district
• promote the work of all agencies who seek to
  improve housing conditions

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North Norfolk Community Partnership Action Plan
Housing

• Scoping exercise for a self build scheme
• This action has been deferred and is to be
  re-assessed in 2007

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North Norfolk Community Partnership Action Plan
Housing

• Provision of more affordable housing units
• We have already covered this target and how it
  links to the LAA and Councils own target for the
  delivery of affordable housing.
• The Council has submitted bids to the North
  Norfolk Community Partnership for funding to
  deliver new affordable housing from the revenue
  raised from the reduction in discount on Council
  Tax for second homes. The following schemes have
  received funding

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Hindolveston
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Hindolveston
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New affordable housing

• Hindolveston
• 2 sites
• Site 1
• For rent
• 3 x 2 bed houses
• 2 x 3 bed houses
• Site 2
• For rent
• 4 x 2 bed bungalows
• 1 x 3 bed house
• 1 x 4 bed house
• For shared ownership
• 4 x 3 bed houses
• Both sites were completed in February 2006.
• Developed by Broadland Housing Association.
• Let to people with a connection with Hindolveston
  or one of the adjoining parishes.

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New affordable housing

• In 2005/06 the Council received 198,400 from
  the North Norfolk Community Partnership and this
  assisted in the development of two schemes at
• The Lanes, Briston
• North Walsham Road, Trunch

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Trunch
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New affordable housing

• North Walsham Road, Trunch
• For rent
• 5 x 3 bed houses
• 5 x 2 bed bungalows
• Total scheme cost 968,851
• Public subsidy required 350,000
• North Norfolk District Council funded 166,952
  plus land provided at nil cost
• North Norfolk Community Partnership funded
  183,048
• Completed February 2006
• Developed by Broadland Housing Association

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New affordable housing

• The Lanes, Briston
• For rent
• 2 x 2 bed houses
• Total scheme cost 219,830
• Public subsidy required 82,000
• North Norfolk District Council funded 66,648
  plus land provided at nil cost
• North Norfolk Community Partnership 15,000
• Completed February 2006
• Developed by Broadland Housing Association

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New affordable housing

• In 2006/07 the Council received 287,482 which
  is being used to fund 2 schemes at
• Cromer
• Warham

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New affordable housing

• Cromer
• For rent
• 1 x 3 bed house
• For shared ownership
• 1 x 3 bed house
• Public subsidy required 100,000
• North Norfolk District Council funding 20,000
• North Norfolk Housing Trust is providing the land
  at nil cost
• North Norfolk Community Partnership 80,000
• The scheme is to be developed by North Norfolk
  Housing Trust

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New affordable housing

• Warham
• For rent
• 3 x 2 bed houses
• 2 x 2 bed flats
• Public subsidy required 240,000
• North Norfolk District Council funding 48,000
  plus land provided at nil cost
• North Norfolk Community Partnership 192,000
• The scheme is to be developed by Wherry Housing
  Association

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New affordable housing

• The Council has identified a further 3 schemes
  that are currently unfunded which could be funded
  by the Partnership is further funding were to be
  available including schemes ar Beeston Regis,
  Field Dalling and Ludham

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New affordable housing

• These schemes form a small part of the overall
  affordable housing programme of North Norfolk
  District Council.

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Mundesley
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Mundesley
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Northrepps