From our event on June 15

1. THE FUTURE OF LONDON SINGLE CONVERSATION
BREAKFAST SERIES:
LAUNCH EVENT
Tuesday 15 June 2010

2. Barnet’s Borough Investment Plan:
How was it for us?
Presented by: Pam Wharfe
Head of Housing & Environmental Health
London Borough of Barnet

3. LB Barnet: How was it for us?
What we are going to cover…
Barnet’s context
How did we put the plan together?
What has worked well/less well?
A flavour of what is in our plan…

4. Barnet’s context

5. Barnet ‘s Housing Capacity
Growth in Barnet will
be the 4th largest in London

6. Barnet’s offer
• A place people want to live
• The scale of the opportunity
• Deliverability
• Capacity, innovation and performance
“This is about building places, and homes
in places where people want to live”
B.Kerslake (2009)

7. How did we put the plan
together?

8. How did we put the plan
together?
• Worked with the HCA from the start
• That helped us understand each other’s
perspectives
• We commissioned Navigant to work with
us to produce the document
– They worked with all stakeholders to
understand their issues

9. What worked well/less well?

10. What worked well/less well?
Worked well… • Helped us focus on what
• Early understanding with the key challenges are
HCA • Fits well with the new
• HCA’s ability to bring Housing Strategy and the
important partners in e.g. Local Development
TfL Framework
• Our structure worked well
(planning, housing & Less well…
regeneration together) • Reiteration, reiteration
• Final document good • Cost
summary of what we are
about • Understanding of the
Housing Revenue
Account

11. A flavour of what’s in our
plan…

12. Spatial Investment Priorities
Edgware Rd (A5)
Colindale – 10,000 new
homes
Mill Hill East –
2,000 new homes
Brent Cross - Cricklewood
– 7,500 new homes

13. What it looks like…
Stonegrove / Spur Road
Challenges Infrastructure costs, sustainability (CHP and housing code levels)
Current PDA and planning agreed 2008
P1 on site (to complete 2010) – 117 homes
Next P2 awarded £10m kick‐start – started on site March 2010, 98 units (62
affordable)
P3 private – 2011
P4 2012 / P5 beyond
Our Kick‐start delivery
‘Requests’ P4+P5 NAHP c.£15m
“sustainability” support
Short term (2009-2011) Medium term (2011-2014) Long term (2014+)

14. Delivering for the Future – Thematic
priorities
• Decent Homes & Beyond (retro-fitting)
• Reducing temporary accommodation levels (+ on estates)
• HRA Reform and ongoing funding
• Sheltered Plus /extra care/supported housing
• LABV – Granville Road, Town Centres
• A new Private Rented Sector model

16. Local investment planning
Reflections on progress
Future of London
Jim Bennett, 15 June 2010

17. Single Conversation
Replaces previous ‘multiple conversations’
Main business process for the HCA
Focus on places – delivering local priorities
Joint approach with local authorities and partners
Comprehensive coverage of housing and regeneration

18. Progress
c160 Single Conversation areas
Conversations started in 157
24 LIPs agreed
Some delayed by election
Independent Interim Evaluation

19. Interim evaluation - purpose
Provide feedback from local authorities
and partners on the process
Provide an overview of how the model is
being applied in different regions and
circumstances
Identify barriers and challenges in
implementation
Provide early evidence of the benefits
achieved to date, and further benefits that
could be realised
Inform further implementation of the
business model
Inform our Spending Review discussions
with CLG / HMT

20. Good progress
Strong support from local
authorities and partners
Consistent with wider direction of
travel for public policy
Already influencing investment
decisions on current programmes
Local Investment Plans (LIPs)
effectively support local
authorities’ strategies
Initial focus on housing and
regeneration; expected to develop
into comprehensive approach to
place shaping

21. Benefits
Harnessing HCA & other
resources for communities and
places
Place focus brings coherence of
partners for efficiencies
Long term public investment
management can help leverage
Overall strategic approach
increases performance and
impact

22. Challenges
Inherited programmes, flexibilities, uncertainties
Balance of national and local priorities
Guidance and information
– interpretation
– flexibility
– inconsistency
Capacity and track record - progress is faster with strategic
partnerships eg MAAs
Milestones for starts exceeded, but no target date for completing all
LIPs

23. Recommendations
More consistency
More certainty in funding and flexibility
Encourage sub-regional partnerships /
two tier approach
Encourage LAs to bring in delivery
partners earlier
Refresh definition as holistic
Clarify appraisals of LIPs
Peer assessment

24. Responding to the reflections
Define core elements for LIPs for
more consistency while keeping
local flexibility
Internal peer assurance of early
LIPs for appraisal and sharing
good practice
Aim to complete Local Investment
Plans by March 2011.

25. Core elements
Economic
Growth
Community Outputs and
engagement outcomes
Core
Elements
Prioritisation –
using an
Statutory duties
Appraisal based
approach
Housing Supply

26. Spending review
framework
Is the activity essential to meet Govt priorities?
Does the Govt need to fund this activity?
Does the activity provide substantial economic
value?
Can the activity be targeted to those most in
need?
How can the activity be provided at lower cost?
How can the activity be provided more effectively?
Can the activity be provided by a non-state
provider to the citizens, wholly or in partnership?
Can non-state providers be paid to carry out the
activity according to the results they achieve?
Can local bodies as opposed to central
government provide the activity?

27. Next
Publish interim evaluation
Implement core elements and
peer assurance process
Continue to deliver localist
approach, but have an eye for
Spending Review

29. Delegated Delivery – what’s on offer?
Presented by: Stephen McDonald
AD Regeneration
London Borough of Hackney

30. Delegated Delivery – what’s on offer?
Contents
• Hackney context
• So what is the Delegated Delivery Pilot (DDP) all about
• Emerging ideas
• Colville – the challenge
• Next steps

31. Delegated Delivery – what’s on offer?
The Hackney context
• Highest proportion of social housing of all London
boroughs – 48%
• Third most deprived borough in England
• Large estate renewal programme (e.g. Woodberry
Down)
• Delivered nearly 1,000 affordable housing
completions in 2009/10 – equivalent to 1% of the
total stock
• In 2009/10 – secured largest proportion of LA
Newbuild funding in London

32. Delegated Delivery – what’s on offer?
So what is the Delegated Delivery Pilot (DDP) all about?
• The development of borough-level contracts for delivery – allowing for greater
control and freedoms over affordable housing delivery in return for signing up to
more challenging delivery targets
• DDP is an extension to the Single Conversation for three boroughs
• Delegations tested against ability to improve delivery and promote sustainable
communities.
• London Mayor invited Hackney, Westminster and Croydon – cross section of
central, inner and outer boroughs, along with key players from: CLG, GOL, G15,
LDA, London Councils
• Hackney selected for record of delivery and “proactive and innovative approach
to housing issues”

33. Delegated Delivery – what’s on offer
Emerging ideas
Each borough has produced an initial paper on their designated topic, and will lead on
developing proposals with partners on the Steering Group.
Boroughs to highlight how proposals will increase delivery, improve efficiency, and
tailor delivery to local circumstances.
• Intermediate housing offer (Westminster) – provision of bespoke intermediate housing
products, commissioned at the local level
• Selecting and commissioning delivery partners (Croydon) – working with HCA, CLG and
G15 to develop proposals
• Estate renewal (Hackney) – investment flexibility e.g. HCA providing subsidy to
purchase leasehold interests at the outset, based on returns in later phases of a
project.

34. Delegated Delivery – what’s on offer?
Colville – the challenge
• A post war estate of 438 units
• Of which 100 are owner-occupied
• Space to double densities
• Close to town and therefore high land values
• But also means VP costs are high (est. £30m)
• Estimated grant costs for the scheme are £48m (est)

35. Delegated Delivery – what’s on offer?
Next Steps
The timetable is designed to enable individual borough contracts to come into operation
from April 2011. At this point the Pilot will be rolled out to other local authorities.
• Now - September 2010 - draft borough contracts developed
• 22 September 2010 – draft borough contracts reviewed by HCA London Board
• September to March 2011 – finalise borough contracts and test flexibilities
• April 2011 – potential to roll out Pilot to other local authorities

36. Future Seminars:
• 27 July
• 7 September
• 19 October
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Suggested topics (no. of requests)
• New Delivery Models (6)
• Intermediate Tenures (6)
• Infrastructure Investment (4)
• Family Housing (3)
• BIP Best Practice (2)
• Working with Stakeholders (2)
• Some other Suggestions:
Housing quality and viability, Unlocking private sites, Supported Housing, Total
Place, Role of East London in housing delivery, Institutional Investment,
Sustainability and CO2