Understanding your options - Stephanie Furness · Slide9 Calderdale’s approach to meeting housing...
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Calderdale Council Understanding our housing
demand
Steph Furness
Housing Enabling and Projects Manager
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Calderdale: key info
5 main townships
One of the smallest districts in England in
terms of population, but one of the largest
in terms of area. Over 4/5 area is described
as rural by the national Census 2011
It’s topography offers challenges: transport;
access to services; flooding; and building
homes etc
209,800 people in Calderdale according to
the ONS 2016 Mid-year population
estimates. An increase of approximately
5,900 people since the 2011 Census
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Calderdale: key info
5 main townships
Halifax is the main town
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Council corporate priorities
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What it means for housing
Good quality affordable homes are needed to attract
and retain an economically active workforce
A pool of attractive new homes is important to offer
choice in a Borough where the local housing market
can be dominated by an extensive stock of older
terraced homes
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Housing completions by LA
(West Yorkshire)
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Calderdale: Trend of completions compared to requirements (per
quarter)
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Local Plan’s New Housing
Requirements
Calderdale needs to build on average 840 new
dwellings per annum between 2017/18 to 2031/32.
This figure includes the under delivery of new
housing in Calderdale from 2012 to 2016.
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Calderdale’s approach to meeting housing need
Calderdale Together Housing Investment Partnership
Private Sector development, including national volume
builders and SMEs(plus S106 opportunities)
Local Development Company (LDC)
Registered Provider (RP) development
(linked to HE Affordable Homes Programme) Empty homes brought
back into use
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Local Development Company (LDC)
Market research required to underpin the business model – funded through the
LGA Housing Advisers programme
Areas of focus included:
– Property prices to feed into financial model
– Retirement accommodation demand
– Demand for different types of housing products
– Self build requirements
– Demand for households with a disability
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Key findings and recommendations
the lack of family-sized
accommodation is restricting
the market’s ability to
operate effectively
First-time movers are unable
to find larger properties for
trading up so more are
staying put in their homes
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Population Growth 2014-2035According to the ONS 2014 Sub national population projections Calderdale is
expecting that the largest population growth between 2014 and 2024 will be
amongst those aged 75 to 84 by an increase of 42% followed by the age
group 85 and over which is predicted to increase by 30%.
Key findings and recommendations
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Key findings and recommendations
26% of households
had at least one
household member
living with a long-
term illness or
disability
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Housing Required in Calderdale
According to Stakeholders
16.7%
50.0%
66.7%
75.0%
16.7%
83.3%
58.3% 58.3%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
90.0%
1-bed flat 2-bed flat 1-bedbungalow
2-bedbungalow
3+ bed flat 2-bedhouse
3-bedhouse
4+ bedhouse
Property Type
Response percent
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Local Development Company (LDC)
Aims of the company include:
Provide private rented accommodation that will result in more choice
and act as an exemplar for the rented market
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Local Development Company (LDC)
Create attractive options for the older population by expanding choice of retirement accommodation which will in turn create movement in the housing market by freeing up family sized
accommodation
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Local Development Company (LDC)
Develop homes for sale that contribute towards household
aspirations locally to own their own home (including first-time
buyers and movers) and influence the pace and quality of house
building in Calderdale
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LDC- benefits
Carry out development which the market has not responded to (such as
regeneration focused)
Directly contribute towards the annual housing requirement
Current modelling proposes 25% of homes as an affordable contribution
Structure will allow for diversification, e.g. non-residential development
some individual schemes may not generate a surplus but the wider Business
Plan overall will be sustainable
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Key learning
Check assumptions
Sub – market demands
Consistent message between stakeholders and market statistics
How do we capture aspirations in statistics?