Housing Associations

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Housing Associations

• Drivers of Wider physical and social regeneration

Helen Forsyth Regeneration Director
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Creating Neighbourhoods of choice
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Where do RSLs have a role

• Areas we are based
• Areas on the cusp of decline
• Placemaking
• Redeveloping old industrial sites

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Why do RSLs do this well

• They are in it for the long term
• If RSLs want to be sustainable then the
  communities need to be sustainable
• They cant walk away from their own
  decisions/mistakes
  They have to be sorted!

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Where are we now PFP Neighbourhoods

• Taking the lead with local partners
• East Craigs tackling the cusp of decline
• Newtongrange refreshing former mining village
• West Pilton contributing to council and statutory
  led initiatives

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We work with all local players
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Key Priorities for Local Group

• Tackling anti social behaviour of small group of
  young people
• Providing wide range of provision for young
  people indoors and out doors in the area
• Ensuring the empty shops are put to good use

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Background

• 7,000 properties 80 social
• Population decline 15 in 10 years
• Lack of choice in housing
• Limited job opportunities
• Shortage of essential services
• Poor transport links

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Master Planning and Delivery

• One Partner for both parts
• Competed with private developers
• Local community originally opposed
• Residents on panel
• We were interested in the people who would live
  there, not just the buildings
• In it for the long term

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The process 2002 -2006

• Created evidence for change
• Offer substantial community involvement
• Did not duplicate council role

• Took risks
• Created formal partnership with council and local
  people and other stakeholders

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No Public meetings

• Exhibitions
• Events
• Home visits
• Mothers and toddlers
• Other hard to reach groups
• Questionnaires and face to face surveys
• Focus groups, away days, weekends, informal walks
  
• You name it we probably did it.

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Principles and Promises

• We issued a promise about how we would deal
  with people
• We are developing a promise for working with
  business
• We developed principles of place making and
  worked with local people in workshops to do it

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Knowing the community

• 475 million over 15 years

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Transforming the Thistle Foundation

• 100 homes refurbished
• New homes for sale built
• Area given kerb appeal.
• No grant given

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Where are we now Castle Rock Edinvar

• Tron Square mixed tenure, mixed use
• SPACE social enterprise and arts centre

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• Ready to work in Scotland with local partners on
  large place making
• Presently RSLs still seen as only providers of
  affordable rented houses and a bit added on We
  are much more than this!
• We can drive community regeneration