Planning

• Government moves ahead with plans to abolish Regional Plans and protect the Green Belt

  20 October 2011

  Pressure to build on the Green Belt is being removed with the revocation of Regional Plans according to environmental assessments published today

  Additional files:

  • Environmental report on the revocation of regional planning guidance for the South West (RPG 10)

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the South East Plan

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the East Midlands Regional Plan

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the Regional Spatial Strategy for the West Midlands

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the East of England Plan

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the Yorkshire and Humber Plan

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the North East of England Plan

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the North West of England Plan

• Short sighted planning changes putting public health at risk, says CIEH

  18 October 2011

  Concerns that the draft National Policy Framework document gives much less attention to issues such as noise, air pollution and contaminated land than the current guidance

• Green Infrastructure Partnership: urban green spaces set to grow

  14 October 2011

  Launched by environment minister and planning minister to support development of green networks in urban areas. Workshop to be held in November 2011 to agree membership, roles and next steps

• Neighbourhood planning regulations: consultation

  13 October 2011

  Comments sought by 5 January 2012

  Additional files:

  • Download the consultation document (pdf file)

  • Easy to read introduction to neighbourhood planning

  • Signposts for further information

• Members announced for Welsh planning review's independent advisory group

  13 October 2011

  The review is to consider planning services in Wales. Reporting due in summer 2012

• Community Infrastructure Levy: collection and enforcement

  10 October 2011

  Proposals, including draft regulations on the reform of the Community Infrastructure Levy for consultation

  Additional files:

  • Download the Community Infrastructure Levy consultation document here

• Basic Public Request to Order Disposal land owners cover letter and questionnaire

  5 October 2011

  A letter and questionnaire used to seek further information from the landowner once a Public Request to Order Disposal request has been received

  Additional files:

  • Part X land held by public bodies: Schedule 16 bodies covered by part X

  • The Public Request to Order Disposal process: a simple explanation

• Accelerating the release of public sector land

  5 October 2011

  Summary report and update following announcement in June of plans to accelerate the release of public sector land to deliver up to 100,000 homes within the CSR

  Additional files:

  • Government on track to provide land for 100,000 new homes

• NHS disposal strategy – land for housing

  5 October 2011

• Independent advisory group looks at planning in Wales

  3 October 2011

  Announcement of review to consider how planning services in Wales should be delivered in the future

• Response to claims that planning reforms will result in more Green Belt and greenfield developments

  26 September 2011

  Statement from DCLG

• £2.5 million boost to Welsh communities

  21 September 2011

  Funding access from the Welsh Government’s Community Facilities and Activities Programme (CFAP)

• Growth boost as HCA launches new Economic Assets Programme

  19 September 2011

  The process to transfer the £300m RDA land and property assets to the HCA completed today, signalling the launch of the HCA’s newest delivery programme

• Welsh Government provides £3 million in new approach to meet social housing needs

  15 September 2011

  Four of Wales’ social housing providers work together to meet the country’s housing demands – hopes for extra 150 affordable homes

• Architects say new houses are 'shameful shoebox homes'

  14 September 2011

  The BBC reports that many new houses in the UK are too small for family life

• Cities to bid for new powers to spark economic growth

  13 September 2011

  New clauses to the Localism Bill should mean England's biggest cities can drive faster growth

• National Planning Policy Framework: myth-buster

  8 September 2011

  A consultation is currently underway on the National Planning Policy Framework. This document explains some commonly held misconceptions

• TSA update: Localism Bill, quarterly financial survey and affordable rent programme

  5 September 2011

  View Claer Lloyd-Jones’ letter to social housing providers

• Planning reforms boost local power and growth

  5 September 2011

  Joint article by the Secretary of State and the Chancellor

• More communities chosen to try out new planning powers

  31 August 2011

  Planning Minister Greg Clark has announced 36 more front-runner areas to test out neighbourhood planning

• DCLG consultation: streamlining council housing asset management

  25 August 2011

  Disposals and use of receipts – comments sought by 17 November 2011

• HCA: current land disposal sites

  23 August 2011

  Land and development opportunities

• HCA report: rural masterplanning fund

  19 August 2011

  Lessons learned

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers

  12 August 2011

  Planning support for businesses and shops (following riots)

• Quality improvements to new house building statistics

  4 August 2011

  Looks at the accuracy data currently collected on new house building in Wales

• RDA coalfield assets transfer to HCA now complete

  1 August 2011

  The 52 coalfield assets include land at Avenue Coking Works in the East Midlands, Bickershaw Colliery (South) in Greater Manchester, employment and public open space at Betteshanger in Kent and also at Grimethorpe in South Yorkshire

• Land use change statistics (England) 2010 – provisional estimates

  29 July 2011

  76% of dwellings (including conversions) were built on previously-developed land, a decrease from 80 per cent in 2009

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: Planning Guarantee and information requirements

  29 July 2011

  Letter to local planning authorities regarding the Planning Guarantee and information requirements

• Greg Clark sets out guarantee to local communities on simplifying planning system

  29 July 2011

  Background information on the new 'Planning Guarantee'

• Delivering new affordable rent homes without HCA funding

  27 July 2011

  TSA and HCA guidance for delivery of new affordable rent homes – for those not in receipt of HCA funding under the Affordable Homes Programme

• AMT and ACRE guide – making the most of Community Led Planning

  25 July 2011

  A useful best practice guide for local authorities by Action for Market Towns and Action with Communities in Rural England

• HCA approach to deliver housing ambitions

  25 July 2011

  Download the corporate plan outlining targets for affordable housing delivery over the next four years

• Draft National Planning Policy Framework impact assessment

  25 July 2011

  To be read in conjunction with the draft policy framework

• DCLG consultation: draft National Planning Policy Framework

  25 July 2011

  Comments sought by 17 October 2011

• National Self Build Association plan to promote growth of self-build housing in the UK

  21 July 2011

  NaSBA plan calls to make more land available for self-builders and more finance/mortgages

• HCA announces successful bidders for £1.8bn affordable homes funding

  14 July 2011

  View further details on the programme and the bidders

• Affordable Homes Programme set to exceed expectations

  14 July 2011

  Government believes it’s on track to deliver up to 170,000 new homes by 2015

• NIHE 2011/2012 District Housing Plans released

  8 July 2011

  View or download the plans for each of the 26 District Councils

• RDA land and property assets transferred to the HCA

  6 July 2011

  Process due for completion on 19 September 2011

• English Housing Survey - housing stock report 2009

  5 July 2011

  8.8 million (38%) of the 22.3 million dwellings in England in 2009 were built before 1945, 4.8 million (21%) before 1919

• Welcome appointment of Sir John Harman to home building standards group

  29 June 2011

  The work will support the new National Planning Policy Framework, due to be published early in 2012

• DCLG issues paper: how change of use is handled in the planning system

  25 June 2011

  An invitation to submit evidence of any issues with the operation of the current system and areas for possible change

• Armed Forces encouraged to use FirstBuy scheme

  25 June 2011

  Grant Shapps sends special agents into barracks to help our troops buy homes

• Planning applications: January to March 2011 (England)

  24 June 2011

  12,000 residential applications, unchanged from March 2010 quarter

• Top-down targets have failed to deliver more homes

  23 June 2011

  The abolition of Regional Strategies and reforms of the planning system are central to boosting homes

• Over £100,000 boost for North Wales coast communities

  23 June 2011

  Community projects along the North Wales coast are benefiting from over £100,000 of funding as a result of the latest grants from the North Wales Coast Community Fund

• HCA confirms FirstBuy allocations

  21 June 2011

  View the details here

• Scheme to offer first-time buyers an alternative to the Bank of Mum and Dad

  20 June 2011

  Call for first-time buyers to support FirstBuy

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: Design and Planning

  20 June 2011

  Letter to LAs to update on changes to the government's approach on design and planning

• Home ownership will fall by nearly two million by 2025, predicts think-tank

  17 June 2011

  Report by The Smith Institute considers implications for affordable housing providers

• HCA exceeds its end-of-year homes targets by 65%

  14 June 2011

  57,605 housing starts, 49,361 for affordable homes, 35,690 for social rent

• Local Services Support Grant

  14 June 2011

  Download the revised LSSG allocations. Updated June 2011

• Government plans release of land from Whitehall grip to build 100,000 homes

  8 June 2011

  Plans to release enough land from Whitehall's grip to build as many as 100,000 new homes and support as many as 25,000 jobs by 2015

• HCA development and land disposal strategy – land released for 3,000 homes

  8 June 2011

  Approach to accelerating land disposal – plus list of accelerated sites allowing 3,000 extra homes to start on site over the next four years

• Communities get power to protect green spaces

  7 June 2011

  The Natural Environment White Paper, published today, includes proposals to give communities new powers to designate protected green areas as part of local neighbourhood plans

• SIGnet: spatial analysis tool launched by the HCA

  6 June 2011

  Accessible for free to all of the HCA’s Local Authority or central government partners that are covered by the Public Sector Mapping Agreement. Click for further details

• Area Wide Viability Model

  6 June 2011

  Can be used by LAs and the HCA to test the deliverability of residential development sites across an area and analyse their relative viability

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: design and planning

  20 May 2011

  Letter to LAs bringing them up to date on changes to the government's approach on design and planning

• SAP ratings: cumulative and quarterly data up to March 2011

  20 May 2011

  25,057 post construction stage certificates and 58,683 design stage certificates issued

• House Building Statistics: March Quarter 2011, England

  19 May 2011

  29,000 housebuilding starts – an increase of 26% on previous quarter

• Planning reform and housing supply

  19 April 2011

  Network briefing by Neil McDonald

• Guide to pre-application consultation with communities

  15 April 2011

  To explain the new Localism Bill requirement for developers to consult with local communities prior to submitting certain planning applications

• Update on the preparation and monitoring of local plans

  15 April 2011

  Letter to local authorities regarding a package of measures to free up local councils by removing red tape and streamlining policy on local plans

• Applying the Mobile Homes Act 1983 to local authority traveller sites

  14 April 2011

  Note on applying the Act to LA traveller sites

• Planning for traveller sites: DCLG consultation

  14 April 2011

  Comments sought by 6 July 2011

• Development appraisal tool

  14 April 2011

  Updated viability assessment tool from the HCA

• DCLG consultation: relaxation of planning rules for change of use from commercial to residential

  11 April 2011

  Responses due by 30 June 2011

• FirstBuy: the new equity loan affordable home ownership scheme announced in the Budget

  5 April 2011

  Download the prospectus and grant agreement for further details

• DCLG: New Homes Bonus allocations

  4 April 2011

  Download the final 2011-2012 allocations

• Planning applications: October to December 2010 (England)

  1 April 2011

  13,400 applications for residential developments, up by six percent compared with the December 2009 quarter

• Your place, your plan - a community guide to planning

  31 March 2011

  TCPA leaflet to help anyone to get involved in their local planning process

• HM Treasury: plan for growth

  31 March 2011

  Download the Treasury document here. See pages 43-49 for planning

• DCLG consultation: Sustainable Communities Act 2007

  30 March 2011

  Views sought on regulations to govern the implementation of Act - response deadline is 20 June 2011

• Radical changes in housing and planning will drive local growth

  25 March 2011

  DCLG document: 'Planning and the Budget' guide on how today's budget ensures the planning system supports economic growth and sustainable development

• Policy analysis of housing and planning reform

  25 March 2011

  TCPA report on the government's plans to revolutionise the planning process

• The New Homes Bonus and planning for housing

  15 March 2011

  Network briefing by Janis Bright

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: National Planning Casework Unit

  11 March 2011

  Letter to local authorities confirming arrangements for handling planning casework following the closure of the Regional Government Offices

• Planning for growth

  4 February 2011

  Planning minister's speech to the Adam Smith Institute

• Rural affordable housing and the Community Right to Build

  21 January 2011

  Network briefing by Emma Cooke

• Eric Pickles' vision for cities

  21 January 2011

  Speech to The Economist's Liveable Cities conference

• Planning power from Town Hall and Whitehall to local people

  6 December 2010

  Radical new planning reforms were announced today to hand powers down from Whitehall bureaucrats and down from Town Hall officials to communities so local people shape the character of the very neighbourhood in which they live

• Communities to share in the advantages of development

  19 November 2010

  Councils and communities will have more control over how new infrastructure in towns and cities is funded, and more of the money will benefit the neighbourhoods where new developments are built

• HCA tool helps local authorities assess viability of schemes

  19 November 2010

  HCA has published on its website a viability modelling tool aimed at helping the HCA and local authorities consider and plan the pipeline of housing supply in local areas

• Rewards for homes with the New Homes Bonus

  18 November 2010

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps pledges cash for communities who allow new homes to be built in their area. Almost £1bn government funding has been set aside for councils that welcome new housing development, which they will be able to spend to benefit their local community

• Improving the effectiveness of delivering affordable rural housing: section 106 agreements, rural exception sites and community land trusts

  17 November 2010

  Commission for Rural Communities report on how section 106 agreements, rural exception sites and community land trusts might be made more effective in the delivery of affordable housing, especially in difficult economic circumstances

• New Homes Bonus

  16 November 2010

  This consultation seeks views on the implementation of the New Homes Bonus. This follows the coalition agreement to provide incentives for local authorities to deliver sustainable development, including for new homes and businesses. The closing date for responses is the 24 December 2011

• Proposals for changes to planning application fees in England: Consultation

  16 November 2010

  This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the planning application fees regime, which would decentralise responsibility for setting fees to local planning authorities. It also proposes to allow authorities to charge for resubmitted applications and to set higher fees for retrospective applications. The closing date for responses is the 7 January 2011

• Planning Costs and Fees: Final Report

  16 November 2010

  This research report provides data on the costs of fee-chargeable development management and looks specifically at whether planning application fees cover local authority costs. The research also seeks to identify methods that would enable local authorities to calculate costs as a basis for locally-set planning application fees

• Localism Bill and planning

  10 November 2010

  On 6 July 2010, the coalition government revoked all regional strategies under section 79(6) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. This action was challenged in the high court by developer Cala Homes, and the decision has concluded that Section 79 powers could not be used to revoke all regional strategies in their entirety

• Farmers should be able to offer affordable homes on the farm

  19 October 2010

  Councils should look to amend their existing planning policies to make it easier for disused farm buildings to be converted into affordable homes

• Communities told to prepare for their right to build

  23 September 2010

  Local rural housing projects that secure 75 percent voters support to get the go-ahead without the need for a specific application for planning permission

• Time for a fair deal for the travelling and settled community

  31 August 2010

  Announcement of CLG plans to give travellers the same rights as other mobile home residents in authorised sites while scrapping planning rules on providing traveller pitches in favour of incentives through the New Homes Bonus scheme. Councils will be given stronger powers to tackle unauthorised development

• Cutting red tape to give a green light for greener development

  11 August 2010

  The new government is taking swift action to shorten and simplify environmental regulations so it is easier for developers to green-proof their building projects

• The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2010

  11 August 2010

  Consultation on draft regulations. Consultation closes 25 October 2010

• Garden grabbing concerns raised by new figures

  6 August 2010

  CLG figures on increase in the number of 'gardens grabbed' for development in the last 12 years

• Letter to chief planning officers

  7 July 2010

  Revocation of regional strategies

• Grant Shapps signals start to housing 'revolution'

  1 July 2010

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps has confirmed that he will take forward legislation allowing the creation of Local Housing Trusts

• Future of local planning

  24 June 2010

  Planning Minister Bob Neill has called on the planning profession to lead the revolution to put power back into the hands of local people

• Support for powers to end 'garden grabbing'

  15 June 2010

  'Garden grabbing' is currently keeping CLG ministers' inboxes full as the recent announcement ignites a debate across the country

• Planning Policy Statement 3

  15 June 2010

  Housing

• New study shows support for new homes

  11 June 2010

  The British public are far more supportive of new housing developments in their area than commonly thought, according to a new study

• New powers preventing unwanted 'garden grabbing'

  9 June 2010

  Councils and communities are being given new powers to prevent the destructive practice of 'garden grabbing' and to decide what types of homes are suitable for their area

• Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing

  9 June 2010

  Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing (PPS3) underpins the delivery of the government's strategic housing policy objectives

• Eric Pickles calls on councils to crackdown on unauthorised Bank Holiday building

  28 May 2010

  CLG Secretary of State Eric Pickles is taking pre-emptive action to prevent unauthorised development over this coming Bank Holiday weekend

• Housing and Planning Key Facts

  10 May 2010

  May 2010

• New power for parish councils to boost affordable rural housing

  6 April 2010

  Housing Minister announces plans to consult in the summer on proposals to give a special planning power to parish councils to build new affordable homes by introducing a permitted development freedom for parish councils to initiate the building of a small number of homes in their area without the need to gain planning permission from the local authority

• £146m Housing and Planning Delivery Grant (HPDG) announced

  6 April 2010

  Councils across the country will get a share of a £146m funding pot to plan and deliver new homes in the second year of the HPDG which provides a direct incentive for councils to work with partners in the public and private sector to ensure that new homes are built where they are needed. It is an additional top up to mainstream funding and councils can choose how to spend it locally

• The housebuilding industry: Promoting recovery in housing supply

  6 April 2010

  Research report by Professor Michael Ball explores key challenges to recovery in house building and makes recommendations for future policy: including the need for action on increasing the supply of land viable for private house building, further streamlining planning processes, improved formulation and implementation of regulations affecting the sector, access to finance and improving utility servicing of housing sites

• Five-year housing land supply coverage in England

  26 March 2010

  This report presents the findings of the Planning Inspectorate's checks of local planning authorities five year housing land supply assessments of deliverable sites

• How can the planning system deliver more housing?

  26 March 2010

  Ideas and proposals for how to deliver more new housing, especially affordable housing

• Housing and Planning Delivery Grant 2009-10

  17 March 2010

  Determination for the final allocations of grant to local planning authorities

• Green overhaul for planning system to cut emissions and bills

  10 March 2010

  Triple boost for councils tackling climate change by updating planning rules, granting nearly £10m to improve green skills and backing further progress by the 'second wave' of eco-towns

• Policy Statement on Regional Strategies: Consultation

  4 March 2010

  Summary of responses

• Homes for the Hebrides

  20 January 2010

  Scottish Government have announced fifty-four new homes for social rent will be built on the Isle of Lewis

• Council house-building cash doubled

  11 January 2010

  Seventy-three councils covering every region of England will share an extra £122.6m

• Risk assessment decision making tool for building control bodies

  11 January 2010

  Final draft risk assessment guidance

• Better planning system to aid business recovery and build more homes

  22 December 2009

  Housing and Planning Minister John Healey has announced a package of measures to streamline the planning system, help businesses deliver projects quickly and drive down costs during recovery

• Taking forward the government's response to the Killian Pretty Review

  22 December 2009

  Second progress report

• Package for planners on 100th birthday of Planning Act

  3 December 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey has announced support for councils to plan and deliver new homes and green energy projects to power the country to a low carbon future

• 5 Year Land Supply for Housing in England as at April 2009

  20 November 2009

  This release of Official Statistics is the first in an annual series summarising Local Planning Authorities' reported assessment of the '5 year land supply' for housing

• Removing red tape in move towards a low-carbon future

  18 November 2009

  Housing and Planning Minister John Healey has launched measures to cut carbon emissions by overhauling the planning system

• Housing and Planning Key Facts

  9 November 2009

  November 2009

• Launch of HCA and English Heritage Guidance set to pave way for new approach to masterplanning

  16 October 2009

  The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and English Heritage have launched its first joint 'How to' Guide outlining a new development-led approach to masterplanning, which advocates assessing the historic character of a site right at the earliest stages of redevelopment

• Greater flexibility for planning permissions: impact assessment

  15 September 2009

  This document sets out the likely impact of the measures which are being taken forward following the consultation paper greater flexibility for planning permissions

• Eco-towns - allocations from the eco-towns fund

  18 August 2009

  CLG consultation paper sets out proposals for local authorities and their delivery team partners on how the £60m announced to support locations identified with the potential for an eco-town published in the PPS on 16 July 2009 over the 2009-11 period might be allocated. Consultation closes 25 September 2009

• Eco-towns: Addendum to Draft Planning Policy Statement

  18 August 2009

  Summary of consultation responses

• New planning guidelines outlined for building in the countryside

  17 July 2009

  Changes to planning guidance that will improve access to affordable homes, create a sustainable rural economy and introduce one planet communities have been announced by Welsh Assembly Government Environment, Sustainability and Housing Minister Jane Davidson

• Delivery chain assessment: are you confident you will deliver your housing targets?

  1 July 2009

  HQN has recently been working with several county, district and unitary authorities recently to provide the external facilitation and peer challenge needed to help identify improvements

• Greater flexibility for planning permissions: Consultation

  19 June 2009

  This consultation invites views on whether to introduce a mechanism for extending the time limits for implementation of existing planning permissions, and to consider how to implement the procedure for making non-material amendments under section 190 of the Planning Act 2008. Consultation closes 13.8.09

• Planning Policy Statement - Consultation paper on a new Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Prosperous Economies

  22 May 2009

  This consultation paper seeks views on combining all national planning policy on economic development in urban and rural areas and town centres into one consolidated and streamlined Planning Policy Statement (PPS). Consultation closes 28 July 2009

• Building (Amendment) Regulations 2009: New Part G in Schedule 1 and new minimum water efficiency requirements

  19 May 2009

  The purpose of this circular letter is to bring to attention changes in respect of Part G in Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations, and new minimum water efficiency requirements in new dwellings

• World class places: The government's strategy for improving quality of place

  14 May 2009

  This strategy lays out why and how quality of place matters and the practical steps the government will be taking to build on the achievements of recent years and do more to create prosperous, attractive, distinctive, inclusive and sustainable world class places

• Housing and Planning Key Facts - May 2009

  8 May 2009

  This CLG quick reference leaflet is published quarterly and contains a snapshot of the main housing and planning data. Detailed housing and planning data may be found in the live tables

• Planning Policy Statement - Consultation paper on a new Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Prosperous Economies

  7 May 2009

  This consultation paper seeks views on combining all national planning policy on economic development in urban and rural areas and town centres into one consolidated and streamlined Planning Policy Statement (PPS). Closing date for the consultation is 28.7.09

• Planning Act 2008: Impact Assessment of transitional/savings provisions for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs)

  15 April 2009

  This impact assessment considers whether transitional provisions are needed for a limited period after the new planning regime commences, so that consultations already carried out do not need to be repeated solely for the purpose of compliance

• Circular 03/09: Costs awards in appeals and other planning proceedings

  7 April 2009

  This circular provides updated guidance on the award of costs in England in proceedings under the Planning Acts. It compliments legislative amendments designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the planning appeals system. The guidance in this circular applies to appeals made and other proceedings initiated on or after 6 April 2009

• Urban extensions, planning and participation: Lessons from Derwenthorpe and other new communities

  12 March 2009

  This Joseph Rowntree report identifies key issues and lessons for current planning policy and practice concerning the development of new urban extensions

• Community Infrastructure Levy: Impact assessment

  2 December 2008

  CIL will be a new charge which local authorities in England and Wales will be empowered, but not required, to charge on most types of development

• Planning bill green light will now accelerate renewable energy

  2 December 2008

  The UK's ability to compete in a tough global economy and deliver new green infrastructure vital for reducing our carbon emissions has been given a major boost with the Royal Assent of the Planning Bill

• Planning bill green light will now accelerate renewable energy

  28 November 2008

  The UK's ability to compete in a tough global economy and deliver new green infrastructure vital for reducing our carbon emissions has been given a major boost with the Royal Assent of the Planning Bill

• Planning application process shake up to slash unnecessary red tape

  26 November 2008

  The Killian Pretty Review is urging a cull of bureaucracy in the planning application process to make it work better for everyone and help economic recovery

• Government welcomes the Killian Pretty report

  26 November 2008

  The government has welcomed proposals to help small businesses and councils save up to £300m a year through a root and branch overhaul of the bureaucratic planning application process recommended by the Killian Pretty review

• The Killian Pretty review was jointly commissioned by Communities and Local Government and Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Departments in March 2008

  25 November 2008

  The aim of the review was to investigate the opportunities for improving the planning application process for the benefit of all involved. It was carried out by Joanna Killian, Chief Executive of Essex County Council and David Pretty, who recently retired as Group Chief Executive of Barratt Developments PLC. The report, published on 24 November 2008, urges a cull of bureaucracy in the planning application process to make it work better for everyone and help economic recovery

• Home extension freedoms begin

  1 October 2008

  Improving your home just became a whole lot easier for tens of thousands of families Housing and Planning Minister Caroline Flint has announced

• Previously developed land that may be available for development: England 2007

  22 September 2008

  The latest statistics on previously developed land produced by Communities and Local Government

• Achieving Building for life

  18 September 2008

  This Housing Corporation publication offers guidance for affordable housing providers on how to achieve the Building for Life standards

• Better rules will help home improvements and world heritage sites

  11 September 2008

  New development rules which will cut the red tape for home improvements, combat the effects of climate change and protect world heritage sites have been introduced by Housing and Planning Minister Caroline Flint

• Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 section 317: Time Limit for Prosecutions of Breaches of Building Regulations and the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 2008

  11 September 2008

  This divisional letter informs building control bodies about the commencement on 22 September 2008 of section 317 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

• Housing and planning: update on recent changes to the planning system

  26 August 2008

  Network briefing by Suzanne McBride looks at key changes to the planning system since 2004, offering a quick guide to the new system, and considering changes proposed in the Planning Bill (including the Community Infrastructure Levy) and other reviews

• Housing and Planning - Key Facts

  13 August 2008

  This quick reference leaflet is published quarterly and contains a snapshot of the main housing and planning data

• Funding transport Infrastructure for strategically significant developments

  6 August 2008

  This consultation seeks views on a set of proposed guidelines and principles covering transport connections to strategically significant developments and who should fund them. The closing date for comments is 31 October 2008

• Common Starting Points for Section 106 Affordable Housing Negotiations

  6 August 2008

  This research report was commissioned to improve the evidence on the dynamics of planning obligation negotiations for affordable housing contributions. It explores whether establishing a common starting point for affordable housing negotiations would improve practice and outcomes

• Valuing Planning Obligations in England: Update Study for 2005-06

  6 August 2008

  This study examines the number of planning obligation agreements entered into in England in 2005-06 and estimates their value.

• The Community Infrastructure Levy

  6 August 2008

  This document explains the community infrastructure levy, which is a charge that local authorities in England and Wales will be empowered, but not required, to levy on most types of new development in their areas to support local and sub-regional infrastructure development

• Planning Partnership guide to speed up new large scale developments

  9 June 2008

  A new guide to speed up planning partnerships between councils and developers has been published by Planning Minister, Iain Wright

• Local Development Frameworks streamlining

  4 June 2008

  Summary of responses to consultation

• Blears boosts planning aid giving everyone the right to be heard

  3 June 2008

  Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has announced a major expansion of Planning Aid, to ensure that people have the advice, skills and professional support they need to have a proper voice in the planning process

• Experts challenge developers to raise their game on eco-towns

  19 May 2008

  Fourteen leading experts will today challenge developers to improve their visions for eco-towns and deliver world class proposals for the first new towns in the UK for 45 years

• Building Sustainable Transport into New Developments: A menu of options for growth points and eco-towns

  8 April 2008

  This Department for Transport document is aimed at all those involved in the planning, design and construction of new housing developments. It sets out advice on how to build an effective sustainable transport system in new developments, from the planning to the implementation stage. It recommends a variety of transport options to integrate and adopt according to the location and needs of the individual

• Eco-Towns: Living a greener future - Consultation paper

  8 April 2008

  On the 3rd of April, Housing Minister Caroline Flint, announced 15 potential locations that will go forward to the next stage for developing the new Eco-Towns. This is the first stage of the process and they will now be consulted on with the public, local authorities and wider stakeholders and will have a detailed Sustainability Appraisal which will assess the merits and challenges for each one. A final shortlist of locations will be published later this year, after which each potential eco-town will need to submit a planning application
  
  This consultation seeks the public's views on the vision for eco-towns and the shortlisted locations proposed. The consultation ends on the 30th June 2008

• Eco-Towns Prospectus

  8 April 2008

  This prospectus outlines the Government's eco-towns strategy. Eco-towns will be small new towns of at least 5,000-20,000 homes. They are intended to exploit the potential to create a complete new settlement to achieve zero-carbon development and more sustainable living using the best new design and architecture

• Community Infrastructure Fund - Round 2 Bidding Guidance

  8 April 2008

  This document gives guidance to local authorities that wish to bid for funding from the community infrastructure fund. The fund is designed to complement mainstream transport funding, uniquely linking the provision of funding for transport infrastructure to the delivery of housing

  Additional files:

  • Visit website

• An end to the waiting game for planning decisions

  25 March 2008

  A new red tape busting review to weed out bureaucratic hurdles and create a more efficient planning service for the public and business, has been launched by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears, Business Secretary John Hutton and Housing and Planning Minister Caroline Flint

• The Future of Building Control: Consultation paper

  19 March 2008

  CLG consultation paper which sets out and seeks views on proposals by Government for changes to the building control system in England and Wales

• Securing the Future Supply of Brownfield Land

  6 March 2008

  Government Response to English Partnerships' Recommendations

• The Code for Sustainable Homes: Setting the standard in sustainability for new homes

  29 February 2008

  The Code for Sustainable Homes (the Code) was introduced to improve the overall sustainability of new homes by setting a single national standard within which the home building industry can design and construct homes to higher environmental standards and offers a tool for developers to differentiate themselves within the market. This document sets out the assessment process and the performance standards required for the Code

• Consultation paper on new planning policy statement 4: planning for sustainable economic development

  29 February 2008

  CLG consultation paper

• Sulfate damage to concrete floors on sulfate-bearing hardcore: Identification and remediation

  25 February 2008

  The incorrect identification of sulfate bearing hardcore together with inappropriate advice on how to rectify any problems has caused considerable hardship to many home owners. CLG publication helps to address the lack of practical guidance on the subject of the previous use of contaminated hardcore as a fill material

• Housing Corporation Circular 01/08 - The General Consent

  5 February 2008

  This Circular announces the issue of the General Consent 2008 incorporated in the booklet Disposing of Land 2008

• The Community Infrastructure Levy

  28 January 2008

  CLG guide on new powers for councils to set charges to pay for infrastructure on new development

• Improving the energy efficiency of our buildings

  28 January 2008

  CLG guide to energy performance certificates

• The Compulsory Purchase (Inquiries Procedure) Rules 2007

  15 January 2008

  CLG circular 01/2008

• Consultation Paper on new Planning Policy Statement 4: Planning for Sustainable Economic Development

  19 December 2007

  The new PPS on Planning for Sustainable Economic Development sets out how planning bodies should, in the wider context of delivering sustainable development, positively plan for sustainable economic growth and respond to the challenges of the global economy, in their plan policies and planning decisions. Closing date for consultation is 17 March 2008

• Housing and Regeneration Bill

  6 December 2007

  Network briefing by Gwyneth Taylor outlines the key provisions of the Bill together with the implications for social housing providers

• New funding for community infrastructure

  6 December 2007

  Councils and communities which back new homes will get extra help with infrastructure, Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper announced today as she set out the allocation of £732m to local councils in the Growth Areas and Growth Points for services like transport, schools, health centres and parks. The new Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) proposed in the Planning Bill could also fund £100ms, nationally

• Planning Performance Agreements: A New Way to Manage Large-Scale Major Planning Applications

  30 November 2007

  Government response to consultation replies

• The Planning Bill

  28 November 2007

  The Planning Bill was introduced on Tuesday 27 November. The legislation builds on the proposals set out in the Planning White Paper and introduces a new system for nationally significant infrastructure planning, alongside further reforms to the town and country planning system

• Planning White Paper Consultation Government Response to Consultation Replies

  28 November 2007

  This document summarises the results of the consultation on the White Paper and sets out the Government's response to the main points made. The Government's overall response on key issues emerging from the consultation on the Planning White Paper and next steps in relation to the Planning Bill

• Housing and planning key facts: October 2007

  7 November 2007

  This quick reference leaflet is published quarterly and contains a snapshot of the main housing and planning data. Detailed housing and planning data may be found in the live tables

• Planning reform

  11 October 2007

  Speech by Yvette Cooper, Minister for Housing, attending Cabinet

• Planning for a sustainable future

  9 August 2007

  Network briefing by Sheila Camp covers issues raised within the White Paper Planning for a sustainable future published 21 May 2007

• Land use change in England: Residential development to 2006 - update July 2007

  1 August 2007

  Updated information on residential development in England and the density of new dwellings, including the updated 2006 estimates of proportion of new dwellings provided on previously developed land. Information is provided regionally

• Strategic housing land availability assessment: practice guidance

  24 July 2007

  This guidance explains how local authorities and their partners must carrying out an assessment of land availability for housing, over a 15 year period, in their areas as outlined in Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing

• Planning Policy Statement: planning and climate change

  24 July 2007

  A public consultation exercise was carried out by CLG on the draft Planning Policy Statement (PPS): planning and climate change. A total of 324 responses from different organisations were received and the analysis of these is contained in this report

• National Housing and Planning Advice Unit (NHPAU) - Building Awareness for the Future

  8 June 2007

  The National Housing and Planning Advice Unit (NHPAU) has been established in response to Kate Barker's Review of Housing Supply (2004)

• Planning for a Sustainable Future

  21 May 2007

  The Government have now published the planning White Paper, Planning for a Sustainable Future. The White Paper sets out an ambitious programme of proposed reforms to the planning system to be taken forward in the next three years. These reforms will, for the first time, embrace all development consent regimes, including those for major energy, water, transport and waste development, as well as the town and country planning system. This consultation document asks questions on a number of the key proposals contained in the White Paper and other issues. Consultation period 21 May - 17 August 2007

• Government response to the Lifting the Burdens Task Force report on Housing and Planning

  21 May 2007

  CLG publication which sets out the Government's response to each of the recommendations in the first report by the Lifting the Burdens Task Force on housing and planning burdens imposed by the Department for Communities and Local Government

• Planning for a Sustainable Future: White Paper

  21 May 2007

  The White Paper sets out the Governments detailed proposals for reform of the planning system, building on Kate Barker's recommendations for improving the speed, responsiveness and efficiency in land use planning, and taking forward Kate Barker's and Rod Eddington's proposals for reform of major infrastructure planning

• Strategic housing market assessment guide

  18 May 2007

  CLG practice guidance which sets out a framework that local authorities and regional bodies can follow to develop a good understanding of how housing markets operate

• Planning for Housing: Market Signals - Summary of Research

  11 May 2007

  CLG report summarises the results of the research that followed the proposal that local and regional planning should be more responsive to market signals in allocating and releasing land for housing

• Identifying Submarkets at the Sub-Regional Level in England

  11 May 2007

  CLG research puts forward a method for improving measurement and understanding of sub-regional housing markets

• An introduction to growth areas

  3 April 2007

  London Housing Federation briefing to help untangle the policies introduced by John Prescott in 2003 to help meet surging housing demand in London and the South East

• Residential Gypsy sites in Beauty Drive, Camilla Drive, Oak Place, Oak Lane and Swallow Court, Crays Hill, Billericay, Essex

  23 February 2007

  Decision on seven appeals against refusal of planning permission.

• Barker Review of Land Use Planning: Final Report - Recommendations

  6 December 2006

  The Government announced in the 2005 Pre-Budget Report that Kate Barker has been asked to lead an independent review of land use planning, focusing on the link between planning and economic growth. The final report for the review is now published.

• Preparing Design Codes - A Practice Manual

  4 December 2006

  Communities and Local Government, working in partnership with CABE, have commissioned this practice guide to form the basis for a clear understanding of the role of design codes and to provide direction for those who will use them

• Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing (PPS3)

  30 November 2006

  DCLG policy statement on the delivery of the Government's strategic housing policy objectives which sets out how the planning system supports the growth in housing completions needed in England. PPS3 replaces Planning Policy Guidance 3: Housing (PPG3)

• Delivering Affordable Housing

  30 November 2006

  DCLG document published with PPS3 to support local authorities and other key players in delivering more high quality affordable housing. Outlines the policy challenge and delivery mechanisms available (providers, products, funding)

• Consultation on PPS3: Housing - Summary of responses and key issues

  30 November 2006

  This summary sets out and analyses the responses received to the consultation paper on the draft Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing (PPS3)

• New National Housing and Planning Advice Unit Set Up

  8 November 2006

  A National Housing and Planning Advice Unit has been established by the Government to provide independent advice on improving housing market affordability and will help strengthen the housing market evidence base and analysis currently available to the regional planning bodies, to help ensure that new homes identified in regional plans have a positive impact in improving housing affordability

• Good Enforcement Practice Outlined

  8 November 2006

  New guidance for local authorities on how to take planning enforcement action is now published in a Review of Planning Enforcement. The review showed strong support among respondents for the current statutory framework for enforcement and recommended that enforcement should remain at the discretion of local authorities

• Model planning obligation (section 106) agreement

  16 August 2006

  Updated model agreement produced by Law Society for DCLG

 

Regeneration

• Government moves ahead with plans to abolish Regional Plans and protect the Green Belt

  20 October 2011

  Pressure to build on the Green Belt is being removed with the revocation of Regional Plans according to environmental assessments published today

  Additional files:

  • Environmental report on the revocation of regional planning guidance for the South West (RPG 10)

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the South East Plan

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the East Midlands Regional Plan

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the Regional Spatial Strategy for the West Midlands

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the East of England Plan

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the Yorkshire and Humber Plan

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the North East of England Plan

  • Environmental report on the revocation of the North West of England Plan

• Short sighted planning changes putting public health at risk, says CIEH

  18 October 2011

  Concerns that the draft National Policy Framework document gives much less attention to issues such as noise, air pollution and contaminated land than the current guidance

• Community Infrastructure Levy: collection and enforcement

  10 October 2011

  Proposals, including draft regulations on the reform of the Community Infrastructure Levy for consultation

  Additional files:

  • Download the Community Infrastructure Levy consultation document here

• NHS disposal strategy – land for housing

  5 October 2011

• Growth boost as HCA launches new Economic Assets Programme

  19 September 2011

  The process to transfer the £300m RDA land and property assets to the HCA completed today, signalling the launch of the HCA’s newest delivery programme

• Architects say new houses are 'shameful shoebox homes'

  14 September 2011

  The BBC reports that many new houses in the UK are too small for family life

• Cities to bid for new powers to spark economic growth

  13 September 2011

  New clauses to the Localism Bill should mean England's biggest cities can drive faster growth

• Open House London explores social housing past and present

  12 September 2011

  Over 700 new and old buildings across the capital are opening their doors to the public for free during the weekend of 17 and 18 September 2011

• National Planning Policy Framework: myth-buster

  8 September 2011

  A consultation is currently underway on the National Planning Policy Framework. This document explains some commonly held misconceptions

• DCLG consultation: streamlining council housing asset management

  25 August 2011

  Disposals and use of receipts – comments sought by 17 November 2011

• HCA: current land disposal sites

  23 August 2011

  Land and development opportunities

• BBC news in pictures – changing styles of housing for people on low incomes

  5 August 2011

  Ian Colquhoun gives an overview of some of the some of the most significant housing projects built for those on low incomes

• RDA coalfield assets transfer to HCA now complete

  1 August 2011

  The 52 coalfield assets include land at Avenue Coking Works in the East Midlands, Bickershaw Colliery (South) in Greater Manchester, employment and public open space at Betteshanger in Kent and also at Grimethorpe in South Yorkshire

• Four new enterprise zones announced

  29 July 2011

  New zones in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds and Sheffield to accelerate local economic growth and could create over 24,000 new jobs by 2015

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: Planning Guarantee and information requirements

  29 July 2011

  Letter to local planning authorities regarding the Planning Guarantee and information requirements

• Greg Clark sets out guarantee to local communities on simplifying planning system

  29 July 2011

  Background information on the new 'Planning Guarantee'

• National Self Build Association plan to promote growth of self-build housing in the UK

  21 July 2011

  NaSBA plan calls to make more land available for self-builders and more finance/mortgages

• HCA announces successful bidders for £1.8bn affordable homes funding

  14 July 2011

  View further details on the programme and the bidders

• Affordable Homes Programme set to exceed expectations

  14 July 2011

  Government believes it’s on track to deliver up to 170,000 new homes by 2015

• First rural, affordable 'Passivhaus' development opens its doors

  13 July 2011

  Wimbish Passivhaus in Essex – first rural, affordable, accredited Passivhaus project in the UK

• RDA land and property assets transferred to the HCA

  6 July 2011

  Process due for completion on 19 September 2011

• English Housing Survey - housing stock report 2009

  5 July 2011

  8.8 million (38%) of the 22.3 million dwellings in England in 2009 were built before 1945, 4.8 million (21%) before 1919

• Welcome appointment of Sir John Harman to home building standards group

  29 June 2011

  The work will support the new National Planning Policy Framework, due to be published early in 2012

• DCLG issues paper: how change of use is handled in the planning system

  25 June 2011

  An invitation to submit evidence of any issues with the operation of the current system and areas for possible change

• Top-down targets have failed to deliver more homes

  23 June 2011

  The abolition of Regional Strategies and reforms of the planning system are central to boosting homes

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: Design and Planning

  20 June 2011

  Letter to LAs to update on changes to the government's approach on design and planning

• Government plans release of land from Whitehall grip to build 100,000 homes

  8 June 2011

  Plans to release enough land from Whitehall's grip to build as many as 100,000 new homes and support as many as 25,000 jobs by 2015

• HCA development and land disposal strategy – land released for 3,000 homes

  8 June 2011

  Approach to accelerating land disposal – plus list of accelerated sites allowing 3,000 extra homes to start on site over the next four years

• Communities get power to protect green spaces

  7 June 2011

  The Natural Environment White Paper, published today, includes proposals to give communities new powers to designate protected green areas as part of local neighbourhood plans

• SIGnet: spatial analysis tool launched by the HCA

  6 June 2011

  Accessible for free to all of the HCA’s Local Authority or central government partners that are covered by the Public Sector Mapping Agreement. Click for further details

• Area Wide Viability Model

  6 June 2011

  Can be used by LAs and the HCA to test the deliverability of residential development sites across an area and analyse their relative viability

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: design and planning

  20 May 2011

  Letter to LAs bringing them up to date on changes to the government's approach on design and planning

• House Building Statistics: March Quarter 2011, England

  19 May 2011

  29,000 housebuilding starts – an increase of 26% on previous quarter

• £30m boost announced for stalled HMR pathfinder schemes

  9 May 2011

  Lifeline to families trapped in abandoned streets due to stalled large-scale housing demolition schemes

• DCLG Select Committee inquiry into regeneration

  20 April 2011

  View the written evidence submitted by central government

• Development appraisal tool

  14 April 2011

  Updated viability assessment tool from the HCA

• The end of Housing Market Renewal

  5 April 2011

  Network briefing by Charlie Hughes

• HM Treasury: plan for growth

  31 March 2011

  Download the Treasury document here. See pages 43-49 for planning

• Your place, your plan - a community guide to planning

  31 March 2011

  TCPA leaflet to help anyone to get involved in their local planning process

• Radical changes in housing and planning will drive local growth

  25 March 2011

  DCLG document: 'Planning and the Budget' guide on how today's budget ensures the planning system supports economic growth and sustainable development

• HMR strategic review of progress 2010

  10 March 2011

  Coinciding with the end of dedicated funding for the housing market renewal programme in March 2011, the strategic review documents provide an overview of delivery at a local level

• The Right to Reclaim Land

  3 February 2011

  DCLG press notice giving details of proposals to give the public the right to reclaim and develop hundreds of acres of unused public sector land and buildings

• Regeneration to enable growth: what government is doing in support of community-led regeneration

  1 February 2011

  DCLG publication explains the government's new approach of supporting and encouraging local authorities and residents to drive local regeneration

• Equality Impact Assessment - private sector renewal

  13 December 2010

• Valuing the benefits of regeneration

  13 December 2010

  Analytical framework to help estimate the benefit cost ratios and financial value of regeneration schemes

• Comprehensive Spending Review: 80% market rents and new build

  28 October 2010

  Complimentary hf:expert briefing by Robin Tebbutt, Alistair McIntosh and Kate Murray

• Pledge to cut red tape on builders

  12 October 2010

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps has pledged to cut red tape and making it easier for developers to get projects started and homes built

• A review of coalfields regeneration

  30 September 2010

  Local Councils should have a central role to play in the next phase of coalfields regeneration according to a new report welcomed by Housing and Local Government Minister Grant Shapps

• Thurrock Borough Council to take charge of local regeneration

  8 September 2010

  New plans to put the future of Thurrock regeneration back into local hands have been announced

• Cash for house building

  7 July 2010

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps has welcomed the confirmation of £390m to build over 8,500 new much-needed homes

• HCA exceeds its end of year homes targets

  15 June 2010

  The HCA has exceeded its end of year housing targets, despite the economic downturn and challenging operating conditions

• Local Planning Authority Green Belt Statistics

  26 April 2010

  England 2009/10

• Power of £4.2 billion government investment

  1 April 2010

  Keeping Britain building in the teeth of recession, safeguarding jobs, and delivering the new homes the country needs

• Making deprived areas better places to live

  4 March 2010

  Evidence from the New Deal for Communities programme

• New powers for councils' to help communities thrive

  16 February 2010

  Councils' new levy will help fund economic growth and lay the foundations for future success of local areas

• What works in neighbourhood-level regeneration?

  11 February 2010

  The views of key stakeholders in the New Deal for Communities Programme

• Running a regeneration programme

  11 February 2010

  The experiences of resident representatives on the boards of New Deal for Communities Partnerships

• More housing for Shetland

  27 January 2010

  The Scottish Government have announced that ten new homes for social rent will be built in Aith, on Shetland

• Homes for the Hebrides

  20 January 2010

  Scottish Government have announced fifty-four new homes for social rent will be built on the Isle of Lewis

• Devolution's impact on low-income people and places

  15 January 2010

  Round-up and a series of reports from Joseph Rowntree explore trends in social and economic disadvantage as well as policy developments in four areas: housing and homelessness, employment, neighbourhood regeneration and long-term care for older people

• Council house-building cash doubled

  11 January 2010

  Seventy-three councils covering every region of England will share an extra £122.6m

• HCA appoints one-stop-shop partner panel

  8 January 2010

  A variety of house builders, contractors and development consortia have been appointed to the Homes and Communities Agency's (HCA) new Delivery Partner Panel

• Work begins on biggest council house building programme in two decades

  5 January 2010

  Housing Minister John Healey has hailed the start of the biggest council house building programme in nearly two decades as work began on the first of over two thousand new homes to help tackle waiting list pressures

• More cash and more homes

  31 December 2009

  In an end of year report Housing Minister John Healey said government funding for housebuilding has hit £2billion since June as he announced a further £278m for an extra 5,000 affordable homes across the country

• Kickstart cash boost to get as many as 12,000 workers and apprentices back on site

  17 December 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey has announced a further 265 stalled housing developments shortlisted for a share of up to £550m to help get building work on over 22,400 homes back on track

• Affordable housing market upturn as banks called on to lend a further £20 billion for new homes

  27 November 2009

  Housing associations will need to borrow more than £20 billion from banks over the next five years to continue to build new homes for those most in need, according to the TSA

• Government cash to kickstart stalled developments as more workers get back on site

  26 November 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey has met the first workers back on site of a stalled housing project in New Broughton, Salford, which, thanks to over £7m government cash, is now back on track

• Government backs rural communities with best plans for the future

  26 November 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey and Rural Minister Dan Norris are backing councils with cash and support to kickstart plans to build homes that people can afford and where they want to live, and develop rural areas to meet the needs of local people

• Guidance for local authorities on incentivising landowners to bring forward additional land for rural affordable housing on rural exception sites

  26 November 2009

  Consultation ends 18 February 2010

• HCA on target to deliver homes in this financial year

  25 November 2009

  The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) says it is well on course to meet its end of year housing targets, despite the economic downturn and difficult operating conditions

• Government cash getting housebuilding back on track in Southampton

  20 November 2009

  Communities Secretary John Denham has seen the first stages of building work getting underway at the first Kickstart project in the South East

• Government cash getting Britain's housebuilders building again

  18 November 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey has put the first spade into the ground of the first Kickstart project

• The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of local authorities) Order 2009

  11 November 2009

  Summary of responses to consultation

• John Denham fires starting gun for new heart of Purfleet

  5 November 2009

  A multi-million pound proposal for a regeneration scheme to transform the heart of Purfleet in the Thames Gateway has now been was set out

• Building a better future

  5 November 2009

  Speech by John Healey MP Minister for Housing and Planning

• Learning from city recovery in Europe and the United States

  23 October 2009

  A Joseph Rowntree study of why cities decline, how they recover and how low-income communities within them fare under the impact of dramatic changes

• Northern Regeneration Summit

  23 October 2009

  Speech by The Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP, Minister for Local Government and Regional Minister for Yorkshire and Humber

• Key messages and evidence on the housing market renewal pathfinder programme 2003-2009

  23 October 2009

  This summary report provides an overview of the key recent evidence relating to the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder programme, drawing out important messages and findings, and providing signposts and links to where further information can be found

• National evaluation of housing market renewal pathfinders 2005 to 2007

  23 October 2009

  This evaluation looks at the programme's achievements, between 2005 and 2007 and assesses changes in the wider housing market, considering the implications for the future of the HMR programme

• Policy alignment and partnership working in housing market renewal pathfinders

  23 October 2009

  This paper reviews the extent to which HMR Pathfinders are aligned to the policy frameworks within the regions, sub-regions, districts and neighbourhoods in which they operate

• Value for money issues and the evaluation of the housing market renewal pathfinder programme

  23 October 2009

  This paper considers the conceptual and practical problems in assessing value for money of the HMR programme by looking at a number of case studies

• Wider performance measures for the housing market renewal programme

  23 October 2009

  This paper identifies wider performance measures which could be used to measure sustainability of local housing markets, in the context of the HMR programme

• Second wave of Kickstart funding announced

  16 October 2009

  Another £51m has been released by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) in the second wave of schemes to be unlocked through round one of the Kickstart Programme

• Government help for housebuilding hits £1 billion since June

  14 October 2009

  Government help for housebuilding has hit £1 billion as Housing Minister John Healey released £443m for over 8,000 new homes, helping tackle the shortage of affordable homes, support the construction industry through the recession and create jobs and apprenticeships

• Understanding and tackling worklessness: Lessons and policy implications

  7 October 2009

  Key messages emerging from the the strategies deployed by the New Deal for Communities programme to tackle worklessness across the 39 deprived neighbourhoods that make up the programme. A number of other more detailed reports have also been published on the subject

• Four years of change? Understanding the experiences of the 2002-06 New Deal for Communities Panel - Summary report

  7 October 2009

  Report summarising the analysis of data from the household surveys conducted in the New Deal for Communities and comparator areas in 2002, 2004 and 2006 as part of the evaluation of the Programme. It provides a longitudinal perspective on outcome change in these deprived areas and identifies who has experienced the most change over time. A number of other more detailed reports have also been published

• Over £180m further investment for more council housing

  29 September 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey has launched the second phase of the biggest council house building programme for almost two decades. He also stated that councils must include details of how they will create new apprenticeship schemes if they expect to get a slice of government cash

• HCA unlocks 750 homes through Kickstart's first £10m

  15 September 2009

  A 141-home scheme in Redcar is the largest development to get Kickstart funding from the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) in the first batch of successful bidders which have now been announced

• Housing Market Renewal: programme review 2008/09

  27 August 2009

  Network briefing paper by Jenny Mayne draws out the key points from the review and suggests where there are lessons for others engaged in neighbourhood and area renewal

• Building Britain's Future: Healey unveils further boost for housing

  17 July 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey has announced the release of funding to build 11,200 new homes, regenerate ten of the most deprived areas of the country and create 20,000 jobs in the building industry

• Efficiency in development and regeneration

  16 July 2009

  Network briefing paper by Clare Harrigan sets out an overview of progression and delivery of development and regeneration, but in the context of economic pressures and specifically highlights key areas where efficiency gains can be made

• Housing pathfinders face testing time as recession bites

  14 May 2009

  Places in the North and Midlands, where the government has spent billions attempting to revive the housing market, are being hit hard by the recession and may struggle to recover

• New government vision for regeneration sector

  12 May 2009

  A new framework for regeneration that will help the sector push through the downturn has been announced by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears in a speech to the British Urban Regeneration Association (BURA)

• Long-term plans for growth in the South East unveiled

  7 May 2009

  A strategy for delivering the new homes, jobs and infrastructure the South East needs until 2026 has been announced by Communities Minister Sadiq Khan

• Mayor of London and HCA invest £16m to 'kick start' development

  7 May 2009

  The HCA London Board, chaired by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has agreed to invest over £16m in the latest two projects from its programme to 'kick start' developments in London that have been affected by the economic downturn

• Funky office pads complete in the Ouseburn Valley

  29 April 2009

  A derelict industrial area in Newcastle's Ouseburn Valley has been brought back to life by regeneration specialist Priority Sites with its speculative 23,668 sq ft office development

• Shift in the attitudes and behaviours of housing and regeneration organisations during the downturn

  20 April 2009

  A second poll released today by the HCA Academy, the skills and expertise arm of the Homes and Communities Agency, has found a significant increase in the number of housing and regeneration professionals admitting to mounting concern about the recession

• Transforming places; changing lives: a framework for regeneration - summary of consultation responses

  31 March 2009

  In July 2008, Communities and Local Government published a consultation seeking views on the draft new regeneration framework. This summary of responses sets out the views expressed by respondents and CLG's proposed next steps

• Millions approved for Cinderford

  19 March 2009

  The HCA has confirmed it had received approval to proceed with an investment of £14.75m, from the National Coalfields Programme, to assist in the regeneration of Cinderford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire

• Housing and planning key facts

  9 February 2009

  This CLG quick reference leaflet is published quarterly and contains a snapshot of the main housing and planning data

• Healey - Parkinson right that regeneration can come through downturn

  2 February 2009

  Local Government Minister John Healey has said that the Parkinson report rightly recognises the credit crunch's impact on regeneration but it also says with the right long-term vision and support, like government's action to bring forward funding, it can come through the downturn

• The credit crunch and regeneration: Impact and implications

  2 February 2009

  This CLG publication is aimed at regeneration practitioners and policymakers, local authorities, Regional Development Agencies, Housing Market Renewal Pathfinders, New Deal for Communities areas, Urban Regeneration Companies and Economic Development Companies

• Amendments to Part 2 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

  8 December 2008

  This impact assessment contains information on options considered for the implementation of amendments to the 1996 "Construction Act". A draft version was originally published in July 2008 for public consultation. This consultation closed in September 2008 and this assessment takes into account comments made during that consultation

• Minister announces £350m boost to Welsh economy

  4 December 2008

  Andrew Davies, the Minister for Finance and Public Service Delivery, has announced a £350m package to boost the Welsh economy via innovative, cross-cutting and strategic capital projects

• Impacts and Outcomes of the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund

  28 November 2008

  The NRF has been the principal funding mechanism deployed to drive forward the National Strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal at the local level. It has assisted England's 88 most deprived authorities, in collaboration with their Local Strategic Partnership (LSP), in their work to improve services and narrow the gap between deprived areas and the rest

• Housing and Regeneration Act

  13 November 2008

  Network briefing by Jamie Ewing explores the implications of the Act for the housing sector

• Regenerating Communities

  31 October 2008

  Speech by The Rt Hon Hazel Blears MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

• Blears outlines new economic people-focused approach to regeneration

  17 July 2008

  Ministers plan to focus on 'real-life' measures to improve people's lives rather than bricks and mortar targets for regeneration funding. This is so communities get more than a cosmetic facelift and are helped to unlock their potential and take responsibility for their own regeneration

• Transforming Places; changing lives: a framework for regeneration

  17 July 2008

  This framework sets out a package of proposals for consultation that aim to shape the way that regeneration is carried out in future in England. Consultation closes 31.10.08

• Housing and regeneration agreement launched

  8 July 2008

  A new agreement to support the delivery of more homes and the regeneration of communities has been launched by Housing Minister Caroline Flint, Local Government Association Chairman Sir Simon Milton and Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) Chief Executive Designate Sir Bob Kerslake

• New housing and jobs for Yorkshire and Humber

  22 May 2008

  A twenty year vision to deliver new houses, tackle climate change, encourage economic growth and regeneration of the Yorkshire and Humber region has been published by Communities Minister Baroness Andrews

• Housing and jobs boost for East of England

  12 May 2008

  A new twenty year vision to deliver badly needed housing, infrastructure and new jobs for the East of England has been published by Communities Minister, Parmjit Dhanda. The revised Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) will deliver a vision for continuing growth and spreading prosperity to all communities in the East of England in a planned and sustainable way over the next two decades

• Gateway to jobs and homes for thousands of east enders

  8 May 2008

  A major new package of investment in housing, jobs, infrastructure, community facilities and green spaces is set to rejuvenate areas of east London and transform the lives of people living there, announced Housing and Planning Minister Caroline Flint

• Challenges, Interventions and Change: An overview of neighbourhood renewal in six New Deal for Communities areas

  8 April 2008

  This report presents the findings of research on neighbourhood renewal in six New Deal for Communities programme areas. It looks at why and how changes at the local level have occurred

• Delivering Safer Neighbourhoods: Experiences from the New Deal for Communities Programme

  8 April 2008

  This report presents findings from research on crime and community safety in the New Deal for Communities programme

• Displacement of Crime or Diffusion of Benefit: Evidence from the New Deal for Communities programme

  8 April 2008

  The Government has assisted deprived neighbourhoods through the New Deal for Communities (NDC) Programme, launched in 1998. It is designed to encourage delivery of local services in a coordinated way to meet local needs, and aims to narrow the gap between these 39 areas and the rest of the country. This report is based on analysis of crime data in NDCs and their immediate surrounding areas, to find out what effect crime patterns within NDCs have had on crime in surrounding areas

• Distribution of £1bn funding for Housing Market Renewal Programme announced

  28 February 2008

  The government has announced the regional distribution of more than £1bn to revitalise the housing market in key areas and restore stable communities

• The Big Picture

  26 February 2008

  Network briefing by Chloe Fletcher highlights the main policy changes over the past year and outlines what it will mean for housing providers in the coming few years

• New Deal for Communities is turning around England's most deprived areas

  13 February 2008

  The Government's £2bn New Deal for Communities programme is delivering real improvements to people's lives, raising satisfaction, and bridging the gap between some our most deprived neighbourhoods and the rest of England, according to a new independent report

• New Deal for Communities: A Synthesis of New Programme Wide Evidence:2006-07

  29 January 2008

  Latest output from 10year evaluation of NDC programme shows encouraging improvements on place based outcomes but a slower rate of improvement on people based outcomes. The NDC programme provides good learning experience for neighbourhood regeneration.

• New agency will have key regeneration role

  14 January 2008

  The Government have set out more details of the work of the Agency which will play a key role in delivering the 3m new homes by 2020 pledged by the Prime Minister - the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).

• Taking Forward the Review of Sub-National Economic Development and Regeneration

  4 January 2008

  CLG document which provides an update on progress in implementing the SNR in advance of a full consultation document which will be published early in 2008. It sets out the progress that has been made since publication of the SNR and the next steps, including consultation early in 2008 on the new regional strategies, the proposed new economic assessment duty on local authorities and a range of related issues

• Housing and Regeneration Bill

  6 December 2007

  Network briefing by Gwyneth Taylor outlines the key provisions of the Bill together with the implications for social housing providers

• The Commission on Integration and Cohesion report: Our shared future

  31 August 2007

  Network briefing by Vanessa Morton outlines the report's themes and highlights the main recommendations on housing

• United stand

  13 June 2007

  The Guardian previews the report of the Commission on Integration and Cohesion that is due to be published tomorrow

• Coastal towns - The House of Commons Communities and Local Government Committee Report

  17 April 2007

  Briefing by Vannessa Morton for housing policy makers and practitioners in coastal areas, covering housing issues, which figure strongly in the report, and covering some of the fundamental issues it raises about the nature of these towns' economies, housing markets and regeneration

• An introduction to growth areas

  3 April 2007

  London Housing Federation briefing to help untangle the policies introduced by John Prescott in 2003 to help meet surging housing demand in London and the South East

• The Single Regeneration Budget: final evaluation research summary

  20 March 2007

  Summary report of the final evaluation of the Single Regeneration Budget (SRB). The study evaluates how SRB worked in practice and assesses its achievements against the original programme objectives. The summary also considers how SRB relates to current policy and the lessons that should be incorporated into new programmes

• Investment for new affordable homes in Dumfries & Galloway

  13 March 2007

  Communities Minister, Rhona Brankin, has announced a record £13 million investment for affordable housing in Dumfries and Galloway over the next year

• Partner wanted to deliver affordable housing in three key strategic sites in Cambridge

  19 January 2007

  A groundbreaking new pilot programme aimed at changing the way affordable housing is delivered in Cambridge has been launched in a new document setting out details about the Housing Corporation's Cambridge Challenge pilot.

• New future for the Housing Corporation opens up

  18 January 2007

  The Government's announcement proposing a new agency set to boost regeneration and housing delivery was welcomed by Housing Corporation Chairman Peter Dixon.

• Housing market renewal: latest Audit Commission findings

  12 January 2007

  Network briefing by Janis Bright examines the latest evidence from the Audit Commission on the pathfinders' progress

• Local Community Sector Taskforce (LCST) Report

  9 January 2007

  This report presents the findings of the Local Community Sector Taskforce which was commissioned: "to ensure that central, regional and local government put in place a framework which allows neighbourhood and community groups to manage the wind-down of the Single Regeneration Budget (SRB) and to ensure there are opportunities for them to access the range of substantial sums of Government investment available."

• Edwina Hart announces £25m housing renewal aid

  29 December 2006

  Communities across Wales in need of regeneration will receive more than £25 million in housing renewal aid from the Welsh Assembly Government

• Market renewal pathfinders

  17 November 2006

  A best value report of an inspection by the Audit Commission of Gateway Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire market renewal.

• £33.7m Boost to Hull's Regeneration

  1 November 2006

  Regeneration in Hull got a boost today as Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper announced £33.7m for the Gateway Pathfinder scheme over the next two years

• The role of the third sector in social and economic regeneration

  11 October 2006

  The National Housing Federation's response to HM Treasury's ongoing review of the role of the third sector in social and economic regeneration

• One million new homes could be built on brownfield land

  31 August 2006

  DCLG News Release - New statistics published today show that existing stocks of available "brownfield" land could accommodate up to one million new homes

• Entries invited to BURA's Awards for Community Inspired Regeneration

  4 August 2006

  These awards celebrate best practice in community inspired and led in regeneration in urban and rural areas accross the United Kingdom

• Able Authorities? The Disability Discrimination Act, disabled people and local authorities in England

  24 July 2006

  This report sets out findings and learning points from research examining how well local authorities in England were performing in terms of addressing disability issues in relation to their core activities

• Formative Evaluation of the Take-Up and Implementation of the Well Being Power

  24 July 2006

  This annual report details interim research findings from the ongoing evaluation of the take-up and implementation of the Well Being Power by local authorities

• Housing Corporation agrees terms to build subsidised affordable homes in England

  24 July 2006

  George Wimpey, one of the country's leading house builders, has agreed the final terms on a contract to secure funding from the Housing Corporation

• Market Renewal Pathfinders

  22 June 2006

  Manchester Salford Pathfinder report

• Housing Corporation news release

  11 May 2006

  Rural communities have today received a major boost with the news that £230m has been made available to build over 6,000 new affordable homes

• Housing Act 2004 powers

  22 February 2006

  Announcement of seven statutory instruments on licensing, empty homes and interim management orders, ODPM

• Local area agreements: enabling measures

  15 February 2006

  Roundup of policies, ODPM

• Empowerment and the deal for devolution

  15 February 2006

  Discussion document on neighbourhood and citizen power following David Milband speech, ODPM

• Empty dwelling management orders

  1 February 2006

  Summary of responses on Housing Act 2004 proposals, ODPM

• HMO and selective licensing draft regulations

  9 December 2005

  Comments welcome from practitioners, ODPM

• The future of local strategic partnerships

  9 December 2005

  Consultation including capacity to deliver sustainable community strategies and local area agreements, ODPM

• Housing land availability assessments

  9 December 2005

  Working paper, ODPM

• PFI schemes for HRA and non-HRA housing

  6 December 2005

  Guidelines and invitation to bid for funds, ODPM

• Tenancy deposit protection

  30 November 2005

  Consultation on practical aspects of Housing Act 2004 provisions, ODPM

• HHSRS draft operating guidance

  30 November 2005

  Guidance on inspection and assessment of hazards in Housing Act 2004, ODPM

• Housing conditions draft enforcement guidance

  30 November 2005

  HHSRS within Housing Act 2004, ODPM

• Regulatory impact assessment

  30 November 2005

  Housing Act 2004 part 1 housing conditions, ODPM

• Funding competition for HAs working in the Northern Way

  25 November 2005

  Announcement of £50m fund, Housing Corporation

• Affordability and supply of housing

  25 November 2005

  List of submissions to ODPM select committee inquiry (actual papers below). Hearings start 28 Nov

  Additional files:

  • Submissions volume 1

  • Submissions volume 2

  • Submissions volume 3

  • Submissions volume 4

• Local area agreements

  22 November 2005

  Guidance, toolkit and support programme, ODPM

• Mortgage sales guidance for LAs and HAs

  22 November 2005

  Procedures for loans and other assistance for home repair and improvement, ODPM

• Commencement date for Housing Act 2004 provisions

  17 November 2005

  Phased introduction of sections on HHSRS, licensing, deposit schemes and more, ODPM

• Draft compulsory purchase (inquiries procedure) (ministers) rules 2006

  7 November 2005

  ODPM consultation on changes under the Planning & Compulsory Purchase Act 2004

• Regeneration: a simpler approach for Wales

  19 August 2005

  Auditor general's report points to complexity and short term funding problems, Welsh Audit Office

• Empty dwelling management orders

  16 August 2005

  Consultation on part of Housing Act 2004, ODPM

• Housing Links 8 - New Links in Regeneration

  19 April 2005

  Sheila Camp examines recent government thinking on regeneration

• Housing market renewal

  17 February 2005

  Audit Commission report saying pathfinders need stronger vision, independence and direction
  

• Moving forward on housing

  2 February 2005

  The Housing Corporation sets out the economic case for involvement in the government's Northern Way project

• Sustainable Communities: People, Places and Prosperity

  31 January 2005

  Five year plan for neighbourhoods, ODPM. Supporting documents listed below.

  Additional files:

  • Nine regional documents

  • Discussion document on citizen engagement

  • Vibrant local leadership

• Draft Mortgage Sales Guidance for LAs and HAs

  16 December 2004

  Consultation to clarify situation after Regulatory Reform Order and Financial Services Authority rule changes, ODPM

• Evaluation of the housing market renewal pathfinders

  13 December 2004

  HQN briefing by Janis Bright examines the Audit Commission reports on this pioneering initiative

• Compulsory Purchase and The Crichel Down Rules

  1 November 2004

  Guidance on compulsory purchase powers for local authorities, ODPM

  Additional files:

  • Compulsory purchase procedure

  • Compensation to residential owners & occupiers

• Getting Citizens Involved: Community Participation in Neighbourhood Renewal

  26 October 2004

  Evaluation of government policy & funding in the English regions, National Audit Office

• Neighbourhood Renewal Assessment: Guidance Manual 2004

  4 October 2004

  Updated guidance taking account of the Regulatory Reform Order and other developments, ODPM

• Home ownership solutions for low demand areas

  13 September 2004

  Practical advice on home ownership finance for pathfinder and similar areas, ODPM

  Additional files:

  • Summary

• Government response to the Egan review

  24 August 2004

  ODPM details how it will work on recommendations from Skills for Sustainable Communities

• Adding value to what we have

  25 June 2004

  Consultation on strategy for regeneration and market renewal, Housing Corporation

  Additional files:

  • Policy statement

• Compulsory Purchase Orders: draft circular

  19 May 2004

  Consultation following royal assent for the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004, ODPM

  Additional files:

  • Covering letter

• Urban regeneration companies policy stocktake

  12 May 2004

  Report finds benefits but improvements needed in procedures, ODPM

  Additional files:

  • URCs guidance & qualification criteria

• Capital Funding Guide Update

  19 April 2004

  Housing Corporation

• Evaluation of the Housing Corporation’s Pilot NewTools projects

  11 November 2003

  Birmingham University research into the private sector regeneration programme

• Pathfinder inspection report

  15 October 2003

  Manchester Salford Pathfinder

  Additional files:

  • Press release

• A Toolkit of Indicators of Sustainable Communities

  26 September 2003

  New edition of the toolkit to assess sustainability of communities where social housing exists or could be developed, Housing Corporation

• Landlords' Guide to Costing Neighbourhood Warden Schemes

  22 September 2003

  Useful guide with spreadsheet for practical exercises, Housing Corporation

• Revision of home-loss payments under the Land Compensation Act 1973

  11 August 2003

  Decision to uprate payments in line with increased values, ODPM, Welsh Assembly

• Regeneration boost follows approval of 2003 housing transfer programme

  4 July 2003

  Seventeen councils get the go-ahead, ODPM

• Health and neighbourhood renewal

  13 November 2002

  This resource is an update of New Deal for Communities: Guidance from the Department of Health published in October 2000, Department of Health with the support of the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit

• Regeneration and Housing Associations

  11 October 2002

  A bIGPicture paper covering projects where housing associations have been involved in regeneration, Housing Corporation

• Policy Focus: Neighbourhood Renewal

  10 June 2002

  Research paper aims to inform discussion amongst key decision-makers and to identify barriers to change and strategies which can overcome them

• Beacon Council Applications - Neighbourhood Renewal in Urban and Rural Areas

  20 May 2002

  Application from successful applicant, Wigan Council (HQN member)

• Neighbourhood Action in Europe

  17 May 2002

  Report on a recent conference held in London to disseminate early results of an EU research programme designed to facilitate sharing of experience in Neighbourhood Renewal activities. The conference was attended by Alison Hayward, who has summarised the presentations and conclusions reached

• Dealing with dereliction - £25 million boost for Pathfinder Projects

  17 May 2002

  Press release announcing funding boost to the low demand and market failure pathfinder authorities, DTLR

• Networking Across Regeneration Partnerships - A national study of regional approaches

  9 April 2002

  Report on findings of a study to explore the potential future of the National Network of Regeneration Partnerships, ODPM

• Neighbourhood Managers get down to work

  20 March 2002

  The pathfinder authorities for dedicated neighbourhood management are moving on to the next stage of the scheme. East Staffordshire, Chester, Bolton, Barnsley, Chesterfield, Derwentside, Newcastle-under Lyme, Bournemouth, Hastings, Ashfield , Kirklees and Stockton, will be able to access funding from 2 April. Greenwich, Easington, Gloucester, Lancaster, Rotherham, Tameside, Basildon and Camden are being given more time to fine-tune their delivery plans to give the programme the best chance of success, DTLR Neighbourhood Renewal Unit

• Changing neighbourhoods, changing lives - The vision for neighbourhood renewal

  12 March 2002

  Neighbourhood Renewal Unit strategy document

• Neighbourhood regeneration: lessons and evaluation evidence from ten Single Regeneration Budget case studies

  4 February 2002

  Urban Research Summary No. 1, 2002. DTLR

 

Development standards

• Architects say new houses are 'shameful shoebox homes'

  14 September 2011

  The BBC reports that many new houses in the UK are too small for family life

• Cities to bid for new powers to spark economic growth

  13 September 2011

  New clauses to the Localism Bill should mean England's biggest cities can drive faster growth

• Open House London explores social housing past and present

  12 September 2011

  Over 700 new and old buildings across the capital are opening their doors to the public for free during the weekend of 17 and 18 September 2011

• BBC news in pictures – changing styles of housing for people on low incomes

  5 August 2011

  Ian Colquhoun gives an overview of some of the some of the most significant housing projects built for those on low incomes

• First rural, affordable 'Passivhaus' development opens its doors

  13 July 2011

  Wimbish Passivhaus in Essex – first rural, affordable, accredited Passivhaus project in the UK

• Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) annual report 2010

  30 June 2011

  Includes comment on Lifetime Home Standards

• Zero carbon homes update

  18 May 2011

  The definition has been agreed but further consultation will be carried out

• HCA Affordable Housing Capital Funding Guide 2011/12

  17 May 2011

  Updated rules and procedures for housing associations that have received grants through the Affordable Homes Programme

• NAHP Housing Quality Indicators updated

  17 May 2011

  HQIs measure the quality of housing schemes funded through the National Affordable Housing Programme

• Environmental Audit Committee report

  22 March 2011

  Sustainable development in the Localism Bill - fears sustainable development not adequately promoted

• Draft cross-government Carbon Plan published

  8 March 2011

  Zero carbon target for new-build homes by 2016 and encouraging use of low carbon space and water heating

• Finalising a zero carbon approach

  20 December 2010

  The next steps to new homes being zero carbon by 2016

• New HCA standards scrapped

  29 November 2010

  Grant Shapps has announced that the government will not introduce the new set of HCA standards proposed for homes built with public funding or on public sector land

• Lifting burdens from the backs of builders

  26 November 2010

  Housing Minister announces the government will not introduce a new set of building standards that were proposed for many of the homes built with government funding or on public sector land, which would have cost developers an extra £8,000 for every home, as ministers believe that the national building standards are sufficient to deliver high quality homes

• People and Places: Public Attitudes to Beauty

  16 November 2010

  This research looks at the idea of beauty as a catalyst for getting people to talk about what they want from their places, and to be more involved in shaping the look and feel of where they live. It focuses on Sheffield as a city that has experienced significant change

• A study into the capacity of Registered Social Landlords and Local Authorities to build Housing across Scotland

  16 November 2010

  A new report concludes that housing associations across Scotland have the power to build new homes with much less public funding. Leading experts at Heriot Watt and York universities examined the capacity of social landlords and councils to finance and build new housing stock against a range of assumptions. They found that the sector as a whole has the capacity to make taxpayers' money go further

• Low carbon housing: lessons from Elm Tree Mews

  4 November 2010

  Joseph Rowntree report

• Green light for new homes at Belle Vue, Hartlepool

  8 September 2010

  Work is set to start on new eco-friendly homes in Hartlepool's Belle Vue area, following confirmation of £3m in funding from the Homes and Communities Agency

• Cutting red tape to give a green light for greener development

  11 August 2010

  The new government is taking swift action to shorten and simplify environmental regulations so it is easier for developers to green-proof their building projects

• Future of building regulations

  5 August 2010

  CLG launches an exercise to identify what changes are needed to ensure the building regulations continue to operate effectively in the future and invites ordinary people, businesses and local authorities to submit their ideas by the end of August about what needs to be done

• Grant Shapps outlines local approach to delivering zero carbon homes by 2016

  28 July 2010

  Councils and developers could be given much more flexibility to meet ambitious eco-standards to ensure all new homes are zero carbon from 2016

• Super-Green Homes

  20 July 2010

  Create local training opportunities in Leeds

• New government makes housing design a top priority

  9 July 2010

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps has called on the country's architects to ensure their great designs deliver more benefits for the local community

• Home renewables grants

  2 July 2010

  Householders are being urged to snap up grants for home renewables from the Scottish Government

• Brownfield residential redevelopment in England

  23 June 2010

  Joseph Rowntree report

• Grant Shapps sets out grand design for the future of green housing

  28 May 2010

  Housing Minister Grant Shapps joined eco-designer and broadcaster Kevin McCloud at his new eco-housing development in Swindon

• HCA consults on proposed new core design standards

  26 March 2010

  A consultation on future core housing design and sustainability standards has now been published: closes 17 June 2010

• Reconstructing the builders' rulebook to reduce emissions and bills

  15 March 2010

  The amendments coming into force this year will make homes 25% more energy-efficient

• Decent Homes - the National Audit Office verdict

  25 February 2010

  Network briefing by Neil Merrick

• Lifetime Neighbourhoods: turning vision into reality

  25 February 2010

  Speech by Lord Bill McKenzie, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

• Welsh company launches homes made from recycled waste plastic

  25 February 2010

  Eco-friendly homes that have the potential to revolutionise the building industry

• Over £60m to lay green foundations of eco-towns

  9 February 2010

  Country's biggest ever green home building programme, with four areas sharing £60m cash to build over 600 new homes to the toughest ever environmental standards

• Tackling shoddy building work - putting more power in people's hands

  24 December 2009

  New measures to help people get fairer treatment when building work goes wrong have now been published as part of a consultation on boosting the professional standards for builders and tradesmen in approved competent person schemes

• Building Regulations competent person self-certification schemes

  24 December 2009

  This consultation paper sets out and seeks views on proposals by the department for changes to the administrative provisions for approval, monitoring and quality assurance of Building Regulations competent person self-certification schemes in England and Wales. This consultation closes on the 19 March 2010

• Zero Carbon Homes

  22 December 2009

  Impact assessment - December 2009

• Code for Sustainable Homes

  22 December 2009

  Impact assessment - December 2009

• Code for Sustainable Homes technical guide

  22 December 2009

  This consultation version of the technical guide is part of the Sustainable New Homes: The Road to Zero Carbon: Consultation on the Code for Sustainable Homes and the Energy Efficiency Standard for Zero Carbon Homes publication. The consultation closes on 24 March 2010

• Overhauling the green rating standard for new homes

  17 December 2009

  Housing and Planning Minister John Healey has today launched proposals for a more consumer-friendly green rating for homes

• Sustainable New Homes: The Road to Zero Carbon

  17 December 2009

  Consultation on the Code for Sustainable Homes and the Energy Efficiency standard for Zero Carbon Homes. Consultation closing date 24 March 2010

• Second wave of eco-towns

  3 December 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey has announced proposals for a second wave of world leading eco-towns and pledged to double the money to a total of £10m to support councils in developing their plans

• Package for planners on 100th birthday of Planning Act

  3 December 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey has announced support for councils to plan and deliver new homes and green energy projects to power the country to a low carbon future

• Meeting the challenge of climate change will establish a new era in local government

  26 November 2009

  Strong leadership, clear vision and ambition from councils could deliver reductions in carbon emissions of millions of tonnes annually and potentially unlock £1 billion in income for councils, according to Communities Secretary John Denham

• Building momentum for homes of the future

  25 November 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey has confirmed that this country will be the first in the world to require zero carbon homes as a matter of law from 2016

• Zero Carbon for New Non-domestic Buildings

  25 November 2009

  Consultation on Policy Options. Consultation closes 26 February 2010

• Start on site for first Code Level 6 development

  20 November 2009

  Work has officially commenced on England's first large-scale zero carbon development at Hanham Hall near Bristol

• Removing red tape in move towards a low-carbon future

  18 November 2009

  Housing and Planning Minister John Healey has launched measures to cut carbon emissions by overhauling the planning system

• £450m to get workers back on stalled housing sites

  29 October 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey has finalised a £450m funding package to kickstart work on over 150 stalled housing developments, getting work back on track and builders back on site

• Residents and businesses help shape the Thames Gateway eco-quarter

  16 October 2009

  New technologies and initiatives for homes and businesses in the Thames Gateway to tackle climate change will be tried out in the country's first eco-quarter, Thames Gateway Minister Shahid Malik has announced

• Understanding permeable and impermeable surfaces

  15 September 2009

  Technical report on surfacing options and cost benefit analysis

• Clearer rules for builders

  2 September 2009

  The government has set out plans to make it easier for builders to understand what standards are expected of them and to ensure buildings comply with high standards of safety and sustainability

• Future of Building Control: Implementation Plan

  2 September 2009

  The Future of Building Control Implementation Plan and Milestone Map records progress made following CLG's consultation of March 2008. The changes proposed will raise compliance with the Regulations whilst helping create a more responsive and customer focused system

• Next round of low carbon projects confirmed

  26 August 2009

  Details of the successful schemes for the second round of funding from the Homes and Communities Agency's (HCA) low carbon infrastructure initiative, totalling £8.80m, have been announced

• Further advice on fire risk assessments

  21 August 2009

  From Clare Miller, Executive Director - Risk and Assurance

• John Healey: Green light given on eco-town sites plus tougher standards for future homes

  17 July 2009

  Greener living in Britain's first eco-towns will become a reality for up to 30,000 people in five years' time. Housing Minister John Healey has announced the four sites that have passed the government's tough standards to go through to the next planning phase, full public consultation and local planning approval

• Definition of Zero Carbon Homes: Impact Assessment (July 2009)

  17 July 2009

  Updated Impact Assessment (IA) of the costs and benefits of the policy of zero carbon homes

• John Healey: action to help developers during downturn and build greener buildings

  19 June 2009

  Developers will be given more time to start building and further flexibility to adapt plans, under a package of new measures announced by Housing Minister John Healey to support the industry during these tough economic times

• Country's greenest development gets go ahead

  9 June 2009

  England's first large-scale development to be built to Level 6 of the Code for Sustainable Homes, has been given the green light to move ahead. Barratt Developments Plc and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) have received planning permission to build 195 zero-carbon homes as part of the Hanham Hall 'eco village' in South Gloucestershire

• Enhanced hot water safety and efficiency measures for all new homes

  14 May 2009

  All new homes will feature inbuilt protection from hot water scalding in baths and will use water more efficiently under measures announced by Housing Minister Iain Wright

• Understanding Builder to Builder Residential Land Transactions

  19 March 2009

  This report examines the factors that influence the behaviour of housebuilders in their decision to purchase, sell and/or resell plots of land

• The Future of Green Building in Britain

  5 March 2009

  Speech by The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Minister for Housing and Planning

• The Code for Sustainable Homes: Case Studies - Planning, building and the environment

  4 March 2009

  This publication sets out a number of detailed case studies on homes that have been built based on the Code for Sustainable Homes. The case studies show the different ways of achieving various levels of the code and highlight potential pitfalls for developers

• Eco-towns public consultation deadline extended

  3 March 2009

  Local residents are to be given more time to respond to the government's second eco-towns public consultation after Housing Minister Margaret Beckett extended the deadline for responses. The consultation on the draft Planning Policy Statement (PPS) and Sustainability Appraisal on eco-towns has now been extended to Thursday 30 April, meaning it will run for more than five months

• Fuel poverty

  24 February 2009

  Network briefing by Maria Wardrobe explores the issues surrounding fuel poverty

• Strategy to tackle environmental impact of homes welcomed by the HCA

  17 February 2009

  The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has welcomed the publication of the government's draft Heat and Energy Savings Strategy, which sets out a plan for environmental improvements to be made available to householders in every home, in every street by 2030, to significantly reduce carbon emissions

• Towards zero carbon housing

  22 January 2009

  Network briefing paper by Ann Bodkin covers the need for change, the policies and step changes which government has brought in through legislation, with examples of new build schemes and improvements to existing housing stock to reduce carbon emissions

• Sustainable maintenance in existing homes

  2 January 2009

  Network briefing by Richard Lupo explains not only how to maintain the existing stock but how to take the opportunity, during maintenance activities, to improve the environmental performance

• Address to the National House Building Council

  26 November 2008

  Speech by The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Minister for Housing

• In brief: Achieving Building for Life

  20 November 2008

  This publication offers guidance for affordable housing providers on how to achieve the Building for Life standards

• Building work, replacements and repairs to your home

  14 November 2008

  This leaflet highlights the types of building work that needs to be notified to your Local Authority Building Control unless the work is carried out by a Competent Persons Scheme (CPS) installer who is registered with the right Competent Persons Scheme

• The Future of Building Control Consultation: Summary of Responses paper

  29 October 2008

  This publication details the analysis of the responses received to The Future of Building Control consultation paper which was published in March 2008

• Tackling fuel poverty

  14 October 2008

  Network briefing by Chris Bowen, explores amongst other things, the extent of fuel poverty, government targets and what a housing organisation can do to help reduce fuel poverty

• Achieving Building for life

  18 September 2008

  This Housing Corporation publication offers guidance for affordable housing providers on how to achieve the Building for Life standards

• Simplified arrangements for the production of CO2 emission rate calculations for new buildings under the Building Regulations 2000: Consultation - Summary of responses

  11 September 2008

  This report sets out the summary and analysis of the responses to the consultation on simplified arrangements for the production of CO2 emission rate calculations for new buildings under the Building Regulations 2000

• Eco-towns set to face toughest ever green standards

  24 July 2008

  Housing Minister Caroline Flint has set out the Government's latest proposals for the UK's toughest ever green standards for new housing as she unveiled a progress report on eco-towns

• Buildings in England and Wales score an average ‘C' energy rating

  3 July 2008

  Commercial buildings are scoring an average 'C' energy rating, according to early results from the introduction of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) to the commercial sector

• New research reveals public support for the development of eco-towns by a ratio of 5:1

  30 June 2008

  New research released by Housing Minister Caroline Flint reveals current support for the development of eco-towns among the general public outnumbers opposition by a ratio of 5:1. The research is published as the consultation process around the government's vision for the country's first eco-towns starts its next phase

• Councils must use powers to protect new homes from flood risk

  13 June 2008

  Councils must get tough on protecting people in flood risk areas Minister for Housing, Caroline Flint, announced

• Land Use Change Statistics (England) 2007 - provisional estimates

  29 May 2008

  The latest national statistics on Land Use Change were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 29 May 2008

• Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) Annual Report 2007

  1 May 2008

  This is the eight annual report on the advisory work carried out by the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) in 2007

• Code for Sustainable Homes: Technical guide - April 2008

  18 April 2008

  Updated CLG guidance manual to national standard for sustainable design and construction of new homes which sets out the requirements for the Code, and the process by which a Code assessment is reached

• Twelve experts sign up for eco towns challenge

  9 April 2008

  Twelve experts from the worlds of design, the environment, transport and sustainability have signed up to join the Eco-towns Challenge and play a key role in shaping the future of the biggest new towns programme in the UK for 40 years. Their role will be to maximise the potential for eco-town development in shortlisted locations by both encouraging bidders to develop and improve their vision for eco-town development and injecting new thinking on how eco-towns could best be delivered in each of the short-listed locations

• The Future of Building Control: Consultation paper

  19 March 2008

  CLG consultation paper which sets out and seeks views on proposals by Government for changes to the building control system in England and Wales

• Budget will help first-time buyers with new home loans

  14 March 2008

  Thousands of first-time buyers and key workers could see their purchasing power boosted by up to 50 per cent with new home loans announced in the Budget

• Building for life - a toolkit to promote quality design

  14 March 2008

  Housing Corporation website toolkit, aimed at architects and developers, provides guidance on how to assess a scheme using the Building for Life criteria

• The Code for Sustainable Homes: Setting the standard in sustainability for new homes

  29 February 2008

  The Code for Sustainable Homes (the Code) was introduced to improve the overall sustainability of new homes by setting a single national standard within which the home building industry can design and construct homes to higher environmental standards and offers a tool for developers to differentiate themselves within the market. This document sets out the assessment process and the performance standards required for the Code

• Consultation paper on new planning policy statement 4: planning for sustainable economic development

  29 February 2008

  CLG consultation paper

• Quality of life, not just quantity of homes

  28 February 2008

  Speech by the Rt Hon Caroline Flint MP - Minister for Housing

• The Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) - Member's Handbook

  22 February 2008

  The BRAC Member's Handbook contains details about the role and responsibilities of BRAC members and includes a Code of Practice for Members, which refers to such matters as conflicts of interest and dealing with media enquiries. This replaces the version which was published in November 2006.

• The Future of the Code for Sustainable Homes - Making a Rating Mandatory: Summary of Responses

  20 November 2007

  This document provides a summary of responses to the July 2007 consultation on this proposal and sets out the Government's final policy. The principle message is that as a result of consultation, the Government will be proceeding with the implementation of mandatory rating against the Code for all new homes

• Designing green towns of the future

  5 November 2007

  Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper has confirmed that an ideas competition will be run to develop and set the design standards for ten new eco-towns

• Guidance to help industry respond to the zero carbon challenge

  2 October 2007

  Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper called on developers to refocus their efforts to deliver the eco homes of the future as Communities and Local Government published revised guidance to help the construction industry respond to the challenge of meeting the zero carbon homes target

• New sustainability guidance launched for housing sector

  1 October 2007

  Two new Housing Corporation publications offering guidance on the key industry issues of improving the environmental performance of existing homes and for developing a comprehensive sustainability strategy are now available, to all organisations involved in the housing sector

• Welsh housing ‘getting more energy efficient

  14 September 2007

  Delivering the home energy conservation act in Wales - Report from Wales Audit Office.

• Energy certificates

  1 August 2007

  Energy certificates rate the energy performance of a building. Two types of energy certificate are required in different circumstances: Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) for all buildings when they are constructed, sold or rented out; and Display Energy Certificates (DECs) for large, public buildings occupied by public authorities or institutions providing a public service to a large number of persons which need to be displayed at all times

• Building Regulations Advisory Committee Annual Report 2006

  26 July 2007

  Annual Report on the advisory work carried out by the Building Regulations Advisory Committee (BRAC) in 2006

• Audit Commission

  25 July 2007

  Response to publication of Housing Green Paper

• Eco-towns prospectus

  24 July 2007

  Eco-towns offer the opportunity to achieve high standards of sustainable living while also maximising the potential for affordable housing. This prospectus sets out the government's vision for eco-towns, including the support to take them forward

• Homes for the future: more affordable, more sustainable - Housing Green Paper

  24 July 2007

  This Housing Green Paper seeks views on the government's proposals to increase the supply of housing, to provide well designed and greener homes that are supported by infrastructure and to provide more affordable homes to buy or rent. Consultation period 23 July to 15 October 2007

• Regulatory Impact Assessment: Homes for the Future: more affordable, more sustainable

  24 July 2007

  Homes for the Future: more affordable, more sustainable sets out the government's housing green paper proposals to increase housing supply. This impact assessment sets out an initial assessment of the likely impacts of these proposals

• Building a greener future: policy statement

  24 July 2007

  CLG policy statement confirms the government's intention for all new homes to be zero carbon by 2016 with a major progressive tightening of the energy efficiency building regulations - by 25% in 2010 and by 44% in 2013 - up to the zero carbon target in 2016

• Building regulations: Energy efficiency requirements for new dwellings

  24 July 2007

  CLG pamphlet which outlines the issues that will need to be addressed in the forthcoming review of the building regulations energy efficiency requirements (Part L) for new dwellings that will support the aims expressed in the Housing Green Paper - Homes for the Future: More Affordable, More Sustainable. It gives an indication of the issues that will need to be considered in developing proposals for the significantly higher standards that will be necessary, and illustrations of the sorts of building specifications that might be adopted in order to meet them

• Housing Corporation celebrates international green success

  23 July 2007

  Demonstrating its commitment to the environment, the Housing Corporation has been awarded the internationally recognised ISO14001 certificate

• Progress report on 2006/07 sustainable development action plan

  20 July 2007

  In March 2006, Communities and Local Government published its Sustainable Development Action Plan setting out actions it would take over the course of the year in relation to sustainable development. This progress report sets out the Department's progress in relation to the commitments that were made in the Action Plan

• Williams Commission report

  17 May 2007

  A call to action to those responsible for housing design and delivery in the Thames Gateway not to repeat the mistakes of the large scale estates developments of the 60s and 70s by creating great places where people want to live, now and in the future

• Corporation's focus on design continues with launch of Design and Quality Strategy and revised Standards

  17 April 2007

  The importance of design and quality in affordable housing has been highlighted by the Housing Corporation with the launch of two new publications

• 2012 Construction Commitments adopted by Corporation in groundbreaking agreement for affordable housing construction

  29 March 2007

  The 2012 Construction Commitments - developed by industry and Government to set the standards for the construction of the 2012 Olympics - have been adopted by the Housing Corporation

• Energy performance of buildings

  22 March 2007

  In 1997 many countries around the world recognised the growing problems of ever increasing levels of greenhouse gases and agreed to take action to reduce this problem. These countries signed up to the Kyoto Protocol which agreed a set of measures to reduce CO2 emissions. CLG is leading the introduction of a number of energy and cost savings measures to make all buildings more efficient. The measures are being applied across all European Union countries and are in line with the European Directive for the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPBD)

• Local Authority Registers of Building Control Information Consultation

  20 March 2007

  CLG Consultation which runs from 19th March to 15th June

• Code for sustainable homes

  8 March 2007

  The Code is the national standard for the sustainable design and construction of new homes. It is a voluntary star rating system that shows the sustainability of a new home as a complete package

• Housing Corporation and English Partnerships rethink construction with Modern Talking

  2 March 2007

  At a time when demand for housing outstrips supply, the change to build better homes more cheaply and efficiently using modern approaches to construction is essential, according to a new joint Housing Corporation and English Partnerships publication

• Monitoring the Sustainability of Buildings

  23 February 2007

  Report on the Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act 2004 and the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act 2006, which highlights the progress Government has made with regard to sustainability and on the measures taken to improve Part L compliance of the Building Regulations

• Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act: Baseline Key Performance Indicators

  23 February 2007

  The purpose of this report is to address the reporting requirements set out in Section 6(2)(e) and 6(3). It gives detailed information on the methods by which the key indicators have been established, and the underlying data sources

• Sustainable and Secure Buildings Act: Impact of Policy Measures

  23 February 2007

  The purpose of this report is to address the reporting requirements set out in Section 6(2)(a) to (d). It focuses on the building regulation changes made or proposed during this two-year period, and then to review their effects or likely effects within the scope of the reporting requirements

• Zero-carbon homes - delivering the agenda

  11 January 2007

  Extracts from a speech given by Yvette Cooper MP to The Home Builders Federation Roundtable Summit

• Homes of the future need to be greener

  4 January 2007

  Yvette Cooper has called for radical changes to be considered to ensure that homes of the future reduce their carbon emissions and help combat climate change.

• Biggest ever single investment in energy-efficient homes to be made by the Housing Corporation

  15 December 2006

  Housing Corporation warns of action against housing associations who fail to take resident involvement seriously

• New Figures Show Potential 7M Tonne Home Carbon Savings

  8 November 2006

  Millions of tonnes of carbon and billions of pounds from fuel bills could be saved by simple measures like cavity wall insulation, new Government analysis reveals

• Call to action on eco-standards

  11 October 2006

  Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper calls for new homes to be built at Scandinavian standards and welcomed work to push environmentally friendly and sustainably designed housing developments

• Housing Corporation affordable housing protocols

  22 June 2006

  The local authority areas which will pilot affordable housing protocols are announced

• DCLG Supplement to the Guidance on Arms Length Management

  19 June 2006

  This is a supplement to the Guidance on the Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) option for local authorities that wish to improve their housing management services and seek additional resources to invest in bringing their housing stock up to the decent homes standard

• Design coding in practice

  12 June 2006

  A DCLG evaluation report providing a solid foundation to develop design codes for the future, benefiting local authorities, regional policy teams, and the development industry

• Inspiring a Sustainable Local Future

  26 April 2006

  A report on a cross-government masterclass and workshop on communicating clear sustainable development messages to local government

• ODPM decent homes results from the English House Condition survey

  20 March 2006

  Information from the English House condition survey on the proportion of households who live in a home that did not meet the set standard of decency

• Affordability and supply of housing

  25 November 2005

  List of submissions to ODPM select committee inquiry (actual papers below). Hearings start 28 Nov

  Additional files:

  • Submissions volume 1

  • Submissions volume 2

  • Submissions volume 3

  • Submissions volume 4

• Prescott's £60,000 house challenge

  7 November 2005

  Successful bidders for the first four sites announced, ODPM

• Homes for All: Offsite 2005

  7 June 2005

  John Prescott speech on cutting construction costs and changing methods, ODPM

• Select committee report on CABE

  18 April 2005

  The government's response to the MPs' report, ODPM

• Improving public services through better construction

  15 March 2005

  Update from 1999 report, with recommendations for further action, NAO

• Planning for Mixed Communities

  27 January 2005

  Consultation on planning by size and type of housing, ODPM

• Design and Modern Methods of Construction

  23 August 2004

  CABE-commissioned research into the impact on housing quality, Housing Corporation

• Sustainable Development Strategy and Action Plan

  30 June 2003

  Sustainable Development Strategy and Action Plan

• Affordable Housing, Better by Good Design

  26 June 2003

  Best practice for housing associations, Housing Corporation & CABE

• Scheme Develpoment Standards (SDS) Fifth Edition April 2003

  3 April 2003

  Update on standards for all grant-funded schemes, with section on significant changes, Housing Corporation

• Capital Gains: Making high density housing work in London

  11 July 2002

  Summary of report into high density housing in London

• Support and Housing in the Countryside: innovation and choice

  25 June 2002

  Report on development and delivery of housing and support provision to people living in rural areas, the report offers recommendations of how supported housing, including that provided through supporting people, can be effectively delivered in rural areas, The Countryside Agency

• Support and Housing in the Countryside - Innovation and Choice

  14 June 2002

  Summary of a report to be published on 17 June 2002, which analyses the development and delivery of housing and support provision to people living in rural areas, Info4local

• Sustainable Development Strategy

  3 May 2002

  Strategy and action plan for the housing association sector, Housing Corporation

• Rethinking Construction & Egan Compliance

  20 February 2002

  The first edition of the NHF e-newsletter on Egan compliance

 

Low demand

• Policy alignment and partnership working in housing market renewal pathfinders

  23 November 2009

  This paper reviews the extent to which HMR Pathfinders are aligned to the policy frameworks within the regions, sub-regions, districts and neighbourhoods in which they operate

• Key messages and evidence on the housing market renewal pathfinder programme 2003-2009

  23 November 2009

  This summary report provides an overview of the key recent evidence relating to the Housing Market Renewal Pathfinder programme, drawing out important messages and findings, and providing signposts and links to where further information can be found

• Empty homes refurbishment just part of the solution

  20 November 2009

  Refurbishing empty properties to bring them back into use as affordable housing is just one part of the solution to meet housing demand and simultaneously stimulate supply, according to the Homes and Communities Agency

• Dealing with 'Problem' Private Rented Housing

  26 July 2006

  This DCLG research summary provides details of the findings and conclusions drawn from the experiences of a number of pilot projects undertaken by local authorities keen to explore ways to address 'problem' private renting

• Empty dwelling management orders

  16 August 2005

  Consultation on part of Housing Act 2004, ODPM

• Government response to ODPM select committee

  26 July 2005

  Empty homes and low demand pathfinders. ODPM

• Housing Links 8 - New Links in Regeneration

  19 April 2005

  Sheila Camp examines recent government thinking on regeneration

• Housing market renewal

  17 February 2005

  Audit Commission report saying pathfinders need stronger vision, independence and direction
  

• Using geographical information systems in market renewal

  17 November 2004

  The advantages and pitfalls explored, ODPM

• Home ownership solutions for low demand areas

  13 September 2004

  Practical advice on home ownership finance for pathfinder and similar areas, ODPM

  Additional files:

  • Summary

• £192 million to transform deprived communities

  29 March 2004

  Three more market renewal pathfinders set for take-off: press release, ODPM

• Dealing with dereliction - £25 million boost for Pathfinder Projects

  17 May 2002

  Press release announcing funding boost to the low demand and market failure pathfinder authorities, DTLR

• Action to tackle housing abandonment

  11 April 2002

  Announcement of pathfinder areas with the aim of providing lasting solutions for communities blighted by derelict homes through investment and innovation The pathfinders are located in the following areas: Manchester, Merseyside, East Lancashire, Oldham/Rochdale, South Yorkshire, Humberside, Tyneside, North Staffordshire, Birmingham/Sandwell, DTLR

• Sector Study 13: Characteristics of low demand Housing Association housing

  5 February 2002

  Sector Study analysing the characteristics of HA housing stock affected by low demand and neighbourhoods containing low demand HA housing stock, Housing Corporation

• An Evaluation of the Empty Homes Initiative

  14 February 2001

  Scottish Executive Research Unit Report

 

Other policy documents

• Community Infrastructure Levy: collection and enforcement

  10 October 2011

  Proposals, including draft regulations on the reform of the Community Infrastructure Levy for consultation

  Additional files:

  • Download the Community Infrastructure Levy consultation document here

• Capital Assets Pathfinders: first public property map - councils could save billions

  5 August 2011

  A 'demo' map locates over 180,000 assets owned by almost 600 public sector bodies, including 87 councils

• More on Capital Assets Pathfinders

  5 August 2011

  View the video or download the transcript here

• HCA approach to deliver housing ambitions

  25 July 2011

  Download the corporate plan outlining targets for affordable housing delivery over the next four years

• The affordable rents system: how many homes, at what cost?

  12 July 2011

  Network briefing by Janis Bright

• RDA land and property assets transferred to the HCA

  6 July 2011

  Process due for completion on 19 September 2011

• Letter to Chief Planning Officers: Design and Planning

  20 June 2011

  Letter to LAs to update on changes to the government's approach on design and planning

• Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing – replaced guidance

  9 June 2011

  Following on from the recent consultation, this replaces Planning Policy Guidance 3: Housing, published in March 2000

• Consultation response: affordable housing definition

  9 June 2011

  Government responses to the consultation on the PPS3: Housing definition of affordable housing

• Applying the Mobile Homes Act 1983 to local authority traveller sites

  14 April 2011

  Note on applying the Act to LA traveller sites

• Planning for traveller sites: DCLG consultation

  14 April 2011

  Comments sought by 6 July 2011

• FirstBuy: the new equity loan affordable home ownership scheme announced in the Budget

  5 April 2011

  Download the prospectus and grant agreement for further details

• HM Treasury: plan for growth

  31 March 2011

  Download the Treasury document here. See pages 43-49 for planning

• Your place, your plan - a community guide to planning

  31 March 2011

  TCPA leaflet to help anyone to get involved in their local planning process

• Affordable Homes Programme template updated

  28 March 2011

  HCA standard offer template updated today - download the new version

• Radical changes in housing and planning will drive local growth

  25 March 2011

  DCLG document: 'Planning and the Budget' guide on how today's budget ensures the planning system supports economic growth and sustainable development

• The New Homes Bonus

  21 February 2011

  Details of the government's match funding of the additional council tax potential from increases in effective housing stock, with an additional amount for affordable homes, designed to incentivise housing growth

• The Right to Reclaim Land

  3 February 2011

  DCLG press notice giving details of proposals to give the public the right to reclaim and develop hundreds of acres of unused public sector land and buildings

• Six monthly housing statistics

  30 November 2010

  Official statistics detailing the HCA's housing delivery programme achievements for the six months from 1 April to 30 September 2010

• New homes bonus

  12 November 2010

  Consultation closing date 24 December 2010

• Rewards for homes with the New Homes Bonus

  12 November 2010

  Almost £1bn government funding has been set aside for councils that welcome new housing development, which they will be able to spend to benefit their local community

• Kent and Medway gets £15m housing boost in landmark investment deal

  15 September 2010

  The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has confirmed that it is to invest more than £15m in delivering more than 180 new homes

• House Building

  19 August 2010

  June Quarter 2010, England

• Consultation on a new policy direction for the Big Lottery Fund

  3 August 2010

  Closing date 29 October 2010

• Following the Prime Minister's announcement of plans for National Citizen Service pilots, a competitive commissioning process is being launched

  3 August 2010

• The community right to build

  26 July 2010

  This leaflet offers information and advice to communities interested in setting up right to build organisations

• Grant Shapps meets Essendon's junior architects with designs on their village

  26 July 2010

  Essendon is the birthplace of the 'community right to build'

• English housing survey dissemination strategy

  9 July 2010

  Summary of responses to consultation exercise

• Quality of life, not just quantity of homes

  12 May 2010

  Speech by Caroline Flint MP

• Experts to offer boost for council building

  29 March 2010

  Joint work launched to look at how councils can deliver new homes to tackle the shortage of affordable housing and help drive economic growth

• Low cost homes

  26 March 2010

  More than 7,000 homes are planned to be approved for rent or low cost ownership in the financial year 2010-11, backed by £471m from the Scottish Government

• Backing for first-time buyers and housebuilding jobs

  8 March 2010

  £83m to get building over 5,700 new and affordable homes stalled by the recession back on track

• Britain's only planned new island community gets Kickstart

  11 February 2010

  Workers are returning to a stalled development on St Mary's Island, Chatham Maritime, Kent, thanks to £6.93m of Kickstart funding from the HCA

• Council house-building cash doubled

  11 January 2010

  Seventy-three councils covering every region of England will share an extra £122.6m

• Joint commitment to apprenticeships to boost housing and regeneration skills

  1 October 2009

  The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and ConstructionSkills - the UK's Sector Skills Council for Construction - announce a joint employment drive to resume the training of hundreds of apprentices made redundant during the recession. Organisations able to provide suitable employment to displaced apprentices and support them to complete their training are eligible to apply for up to £1,000

• Home Improvement Agencies - the future

  25 September 2009

  Complimentary SEN briefing by Lynn Collingbourne

• New homes and strong house builders vital to recovery says HCA

  15 September 2009

  The HCA has given it's backing to New Homes Week and reaffirmed its commitment to helping maintain house builder activity as a route to wider economic recovery

• John Healey gives go-ahead to get new homes back on track

  15 September 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey has announced that ten stalled development projects have been given the go-ahead to receive the first wave of Government cash to get building work on 740 homes back on track

• Healey gives green light to council house building programme

  11 September 2009

  Housing Minister John Healey has given the green light for work to begin building over two thousand new council homes that will help create over five thousand jobs in the construction industry

• Next round of low carbon projects confirmed

  26 August 2009

  Details of the successful schemes for the second round of funding from the Homes and Communities Agency's (HCA) low carbon infrastructure initiative, totalling £8.80m, have been announced

• £30m transport funding for new housing schemes

  6 August 2009

  CLG announcement of 12 more successful bids to the Community Infrastructure Fund (CIF) to help fund transport links to support the building of extra homes. In addition to the 42 existing schemes previously announced nine of the schemes involve improved public transport or walking and cycling routes, as part of the Government's commitment to sustainable transport and reducing carbon emissions

• Central-local agreement on housing and regeneration

  31 July 2009

  Joint CLG/HCA/LGA agreement sets out the principles of working that will support and strengthen the ability of central and local government and the Homes and Communities Agency in working towards shared ambitions in housing and regeneration

• Rosie Winterton: Councils leading economic development will get our support

  17 July 2009

  Councils that have proved they can help businesses in their local area grow will get a share of an extra £100m from government

• Healey announces major plans for more homes and fairer lettings to meet local needs

  30 June 2009

  As part of the Government's Building Britain's Future plans, Housing Minister John Healey has said that construction of thousands of extra homes will begin in a matter of months, thanks to the £1.5 billion pound housing investment announced by the Prime Minister

• HCA welcomes new money and focuses on immediate delivery

  30 June 2009

  The HCA is ready to begin delivering a significantly enlarged programme of public house building immediately, the Agency's chief executive has confirmed. The HCA, responsible for housing and regeneration delivery in England, will take responsibility for an additional £1.5bn channelled into affordable housing over the next two years, following the announcement on Building Britain's Future by the Prime Minister

• TSA publishes a discussion paper on consent to disposals of dwellings under the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008

  14 May 2009

  The discussion paper explains how the new Act has set objectives for TSA and reduced the categories of disposal that require consent. This has prompted the TSA to review their policy on disposals and their use of general consents. Consultation closes 15 June 2009

• Consultation Before Disposal to Private Sector Landlord: Statutory Guidance - A Consultation Paper

  27 February 2009

  This consultation seeks views on draft statutory Guidance to English local housing authorities on meeting the requirements imposed on them by paragraph 3 to Schedule 3A of the Housing Act 1985 - Consultation before disposal to private sector landlord (as amended by section 294 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008). Consultation closes 21.5.09

• New freedoms to increase council house building

  21 January 2009

  Councils may soon have greater freedom to build more homes under plans which have gone out for consultation. Under the proposals announced by Housing Minister Margaret Beckett, councils would be able to keep all the rental income from any homes they build, as well as keep the receipts from any of those homes which are later sold through Right to Buy

• Changes to the Revenue and Capital Rules for New Council Housing

  21 January 2009

  Consultation on excluding new council housing from Housing Revenue Account Subsidy and Pooling. Consultation closes 17 April 2009

• £605m for Local Authorities with plans for housing growth

  10 December 2008

  Housing Minister Margaret Beckett has today announced a £605 million allocation to 163 local authorities with long-term plans to increase house building to meet the needs of their communities

• Address to the Home Builders Federation 2008

  16 October 2008

  Speech by The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett MP, Minister for Housing

• Energy Performance Certificates: A tenant's guide (updated)

  29 August 2008

  CLG booklet advises tenants on Energy Performance Certificates which landlords will be required to provide to new tenants from October 2008

• House Building: June Quarter 2008, England

  22 August 2008

  The latest national statistics on house building. Statistics in this release present figures on new build housing starts and completions in England

• Third affordable homes developers report

  18 August 2008

  From January 2008 the Housing Corporation initiated a regular survey of the 100 largest developers, seeking to ascertain views on funding and housing markets. The report from the Corporation's third survey, undertaken in July 2008, is now available

• The Next Steps: EPCs and the establishment of the Green Homes Service

  25 June 2008

  This consultation seeks views on a number of practical steps for making Energy Performance Certificates more accessible to help drive changes in behaviour. Consultation closes on 1 September 2008

• CLG statistical release

  15 February 2008

  House Building: October to December Quarter 2007

• The Callcutt Review of Housebuilding

  28 November 2007

  Ministers asked John Callcutt (former Chief Executive of English Partnerships and prior to that Chief Executive of Crest Nicholson) to undertake an independent review of the house building industry structure and business model, including land holding, and the capability of the industry to deliver increased housing supply in a low/zero carbon environment. The purpose of the review was to examine how the supply of new homes is influenced by the nature and structure of the housebuilding industry, the business models and its supply chain, including land, material and skills

• Community Infrastructure Levy - Initial Impact Assessment

  28 November 2007

  To support an increase in economic growth, in particular housing requires increased investment in infrastructure to mitigate the impact of developments and make growing communities sustainable. The Government believes that the infrastructure needed to support the development of an area should be at least partly funded by owners of land the value of which increases when planning permission is granted for development

• The Callcutt Review of housebuilding delivery

  23 November 2007

  An independent review of the house building industry structure and business model, including land holding, and the capability of the industry to deliver increased housing supply in a low/zero carbon environment (undertaken by John Callcutt - former Chairman of English Partnerships and prior to that Chief Executive of Crest Nicholson). The purpose of the review was to examine how the supply of new homes is influenced by the nature and structure of the housebuilding industry, the business models and its supply chain, including land, material and skills

• House Building: July to September Quarter 2007

  15 November 2007

  This statistical release presents figures on new house building starts and completions in England and its regions up to the quarter ending September 2007. Tables for the UK, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also included

• More affordable housing for communities

  26 October 2007

  New drive to deliver more affordable housing by bringing empty homes back into use and giving more cash to communities who are building more homes announced by Housing Minister Yvette Cooper

• Developing a target range for the supply of new homes in England

  26 October 2007

  National Housing Planning and Advice Unit's response to the Government's Green Paper 'Homes for the future: more affordable, more sustainable'

• £500m cash boost for housebuilding councils

  14 September 2007

  Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper today unveiled a major £500m package of proposals to accelerate the building of the homes families and first-time buyers desperately need - ensuring both that new homes are greener and the focus is on brownfield land.

• Housing Corporation consultation on new approaches to affordable rural housing

  22 August 2007

  Views are being sought by the Housing Corporation on their proposal for a feasibility study on how best to support the delivery of new affordable homes in rural areas

• Housing Green Paper: financial briefing for local authorities and providers

  13 August 2007

  Network briefing by Steve Partridge examines the financial implications of the Green Paper

• Longer time limits for prosecution of breaches of building regulations - consultation

  1 August 2007

  The government are proposing to extend from the current limit of six months to two years the time during which local authorities can bring a prosecution for breaches of building regulations requirements. Consultation period 31 July 2007 to 23 October 2007

• Disposing of land: Section 9 of the Housing Act 1996

  27 June 2007

  In August 2006, the Housing Corporation consulted on broad changes to the General Consent. This document includes the text of the draft General Consent 2007 and associated booklet 'Disposing of Land'. The draft General Consent now takes in building for outright sale, granting charges to private lenders, transfer of empty houses to other RSLs or local authorities and more freedom to revise existing consents. Consultation period 26 June to 3 August 2007

• Land Use Change in England: Residential Development to 2006 LUCS-22

  23 May 2007

  Information on residential development in England and the density of new dwellings, including the first 2006 estimates of proportion of new dwellings provided on previously developed land

• Housing Corporation National Affordable Housing Programme 2008-11

  17 April 2007

  The launch of the 2008 bid round Pre-Prospectus sets out the framework for the National Affordable Housing Programme 2008-11 which for the first time will be a three year funding regime

• Rationalisation of housing association stock

  2 April 2007

  CIH report commissioned by the Housing Corporation calls for all housing associations to examine stock to serve communities better. Includes link to rationalisation Guide and Toolkit

• Northern Housing Challenge - Shortlist announced

  2 March 2007

  A shortlist of innovative proposals aimed at delivering affordable homes and contributing to economic growth in the North of England has been announced by the Housing Corporation

• National evaluation of the HMR pathfinder programme - baseline report

  2 March 2007

  These research reports present the early findings from the national evaluation of the housing market renewal (HMR) pathfinder programme.
  
  Findings emerging from the evaluation will inform future development of the programme

• 234: National evaluation of the HMR pathfinder programme

  2 March 2007

  This report is the first major output from the National evaluation of the housing market renewal (HMR) pathfinder programme

• Communities and Local Government statistical release

  19 February 2007

  House Building: October to December Quarter 2006

• Housing Corporation's 2008 affordable housing programme gets early unveiling

  30 January 2007

  The Housing Corporation has set out proposals for the pre-qualification process for entry to the 2008 National Affordable Housing Programme.

• English House Condition survey

  29 January 2007

  A summary of the latest findings of the Headline Results from the 2005 survey published in January 2007.

• English House Condition survey

  29 January 2007

  A short report of headline findings from the 2005 survey which provides an update of progress towards providing better living conditions in England.

• Regulatory Impact Assessment

  19 December 2006

  This Regulatory Impact Assessment considers the potential impact of the introduction of the Code for Sustainable Homes operating within England and it fully considers the costs and benefits of introducing the Code as voluntary from April 2007.

• Housing Market Renewal pathfinders must grasp complexities of local markets

  15 December 2006

  Pathfinders working within the government's Housing Market Renewal programme to tackle a declining demand for housing in the North and Midlands now have a clearer understanding of what drives the markets according to an Audit Commission report

• Blackpool Council becomes the North's first local authority to sign housing protocol agreement with the Housing Corporation

  8 December 2006

  This will bring together the resources and skills of both national and local organisations to deliver affordable housing across Blackpool

• Twenty-five years on twenty estates: Turning the tide?

  24 November 2006

  Joseph Rowntree study of the progress made over a 25-year period on 20 'unpopular' English council estates.

• House building July - September quarter 2006

  17 November 2006

  DCLG Statistical release giving the latest figures on new house building

• London families in temporary accommodation to be helped into settled homes

  24 October 2006

  LA's, RSL's and private sector organisations are being invited to put forward innovative and cost-efficient proposals to fund the purchase of homes and convert them into quality permanent social housing

• Open

  4 September 2006

  Second issue of the Housing Corporation magazine for organisations interested in the latest developments in delivering decent, sustainable communities, focusing on the latest green developments in housing

• DCLG news release

  8 June 2006

  Decent homes and decent communities - programme strengthened with new bidding rounds

• Park homes

  27 April 2006

  ODPM report on mobile homes used for residential purposes

• Government announces review of housing and regeneration

  20 April 2006

  A Review of the organisation of national delivery mechanisms to maximise the use of finances to support the delivery of new homes and to improve existing homes

• Affordibility and the supply of housing

  21 March 2006

  ODPM Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee, Volume II: oral and written evidence, published March 2006

• Housing associations go for Gold

  8 March 2006

  Shortlist for awards in tackling homelessness and procurement, Housing Corporation

• Barker review of land use planning

  25 January 2006

  Announcement of review focusing on planning, economic growth and sustainability, ODPM

• Housing and planning in the regions

  18 January 2006

  The government's response to last November's consultation, ODPM

• Building more affordable homes: Improving the delivery of affordable housing in areas of high demand

  22 December 2005

  Report by National Audit office and Audit Commission

• Housing market assessments - draft planning guidance

  9 December 2005

  Aimed at helping authorities and others plan for housing at sub-regional level, ODPM

• Housing land availability assessments

  9 December 2005

  Working paper, ODPM

• Government response to Kate Barker's review of housing supply

  6 December 2005

  Suite of ODPM documents covering HomeBuy, planning issues and more, complementing pre-Budget Treasury statement

  Additional files:

  • Housing section of pre-Budget report

• Inquiry into British Housing 1984-1991 - Chaired by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh: What has happened since?

  5 December 2005

  Joseph Rowntree Foundation report taking in major policy and finance changes, plus recommendations

• Prescott's £60,000 house challenge

  7 November 2005

  Successful bidders for the first four sites announced, ODPM

• Housing policy: an overview

  19 September 2005

  Joint ODPM/Treasury paper on economic argument for increasing supply

• Planning for housing provision

  19 July 2005

  ODPM consultation on improving housing supply through planning

• VFM of delivering affordable housing through S.106

  19 July 2005

  Research confirming the importance of using the planning system and making recommendations for improvement, ODPM

• Homes for All: Offsite 2005

  7 June 2005

  John Prescott speech on cutting construction costs and changing methods, ODPM

• Have planning agreements increased the supply of affordable housing?

  23 March 2005

  Research findings from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

• Government plans new key worker home venture

  17 November 2004

  Interest free loans are mooted, says The Guardian

• Housing and Planning in the Regions

  13 September 2004

  ODPM consultation on merging regional housing boards with regional planning bodies

• Government response to the Egan review

  24 August 2004

  ODPM details how it will work on recommendations from Skills for Sustainable Communities

• Black and minority ethnic housing associations

  21 June 2004

  Research into their involvement in stock transfer, ODPM

• Barker review of housing supply

  17 March 2004

  Executive summary of final report, Treasury

  Additional files:

  • Full report

• Outstanding planning permission for developments in northern England

  8 March 2004

  Short research paper showing mismatch of land availability and expected housing numbers

• Housing Bill Part 2 - Licensing of Houses in Multiple Occupation

  12 December 2003

  Explanatory notes to Housing Bill, ODPM

• Planning for Housing

  21 July 2003

  Statement and consultation on changes to PPG3 to aid supply of new homes, ODPM

• Affordable rural housing

  4 July 2003

  Guide encouraging farmers & landowners to get involved, Housing Corporation

• The Government's Response to the Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Select Committee's Report: Affordable Homes

  31 March 2003

  Promises some modifications to systems but arguments generally already rehearsed in Sustainable Communities, ODPM

• Delivering Affordable Housing

  18 December 2002

  Research summary which investigates ways to provide affordable housing for owner occupation in high value rural areas, concentrating on the Lake District National Park. It recommends an equity share model. Housing Corporation

• Planning gain and affordable housing

  23 October 2002

  A JRF foundations document investigating how effectively Section 106 of the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act (S106) is working, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

• Affordable Housing in London

  23 August 2002

  Findings of a study that assesses the possible impact of the London Mayor's emerging strategic planning approach towards affordable housing from a commercial perspective, Government Office for London

• Making The System Work Better - Planning At Regional And Local Levels

  19 July 2002

  This paper provides some additional detail on those proposals contained in the above doument. Many of the changes proposed here will require primary legislation, ODPM

• Housing Federation welcomes Mayors 'London Plan'

  21 June 2002

  The London Housing Federation has welcomed Ken Livingstone's commitment to providing more affordable housing in London through the much-awaited Spatial Development Strategy titled 'The London Plan'

• Housing Corporation's Rural Housing Policy

  31 January 2002

  Document setting out the strategy underlying the Corporation's Rural Housing Strategy

 

Decent Homes

• Decent Homes funding for councils

  21 February 2011

  46 LA landlords to share £1.6bn of Decent Homes Backlog funding, with £379m going for the first time to councils that retain management of their homes. The remainder of the £2.1bn available will meet existing commitments to 28 LSVTs

• Equality Impact Assessment - funding the Decent Homes programme

  13 December 2010

  Prepared for DCLG Spending Review 2010

• The future development of ALMOs

  4 May 2010

  Network briefing by Gwyneth Taylor

• HCA confirms funding for more low carbon heating projects

  7 April 2010

  The Homes and Communities Agency has announced an additional £4.8m funding from Communities and Local Government (CLG) for decentralised community heating schemes created through the HCA's Low Carbon Infrastructure Fund (LCIF), which will be allocated to three schemes in Coventry, Nottingham and Leeds

• Decent Homes - the next steps?

  18 June 2009

  Network briefing by Sheila Camp looks at the aims of the report; 'Towards a successor standard to Decent Homes', the key areas for a new standard, areas to be excluded/tackled locally and the next steps

• Implementing Decent Homes in the Social Sector

  23 February 2007

  The Housing Green Paper, Quality and Choice: a decent home for all, set out the commitment that all social housing must meet specified standards of decency by 2010. This is the first focused research commissioned by Communities and Local Government on how the decent homes programme is actually being implemented

• CLG report

  23 February 2007

  237: Assessment of the impact of warm front on decent homes for private sector vulnerable households

• CLG report

  23 February 2007

  238: Assessment of implementing decent homes in the social sector

• Social housing refurbishment drive gets multi-billion pound boost

  18 October 2006

  Thirty eight councils in England have been given the go-ahead for their plans to transfer more than 94,000 homes during the next two years, as part of the Government's social housing refurbishment drive

• Housing Associations exceeding decent homes targets

  5 October 2006

  Housing Associations have pulled out all the stops to meet government targets and have upgraded three times as many properties to the Decent Homes Standard than was expected

 

Partnering arrangements

• First government mutual joint venture goes live

  21 July 2011

  The first ever public sector mutual joint venture was officially created today, it will offer over 475 staff at My Civil Service Pension (MyCSP) co-ownership of their organisation

• Local enterprise partnerships and the Regional Growth Fund

  10 December 2010

  Network briefing by Charlie Hughes

• Practical partnership working - a guide for housing organisations

  14 September 2010

  Network briefing by Wendy Murphy

• Contractor insolvency: a survival guide

  30 July 2010

  Complimentary TEAMnet briefing by Emma Wiltshire

• Incorporating equality and diversity into procurement

  1 July 2010

  Network briefing by Joanna Jeffery and Richard Seager

• Councils and businesses to rebalance local economy

  1 July 2010

  The Government has set out plans for local enterprise partnerships, replacing the current Regional Development Agencies

• HQN Accredit: DLO

  13 April 2010

  The UK's first and only accreditation system, developed by HQN and specifically designed for direct labour organisations

• Housing market renewal and private sector developers

  23 October 2009

  This study looks at the relationship between HMR Pathfinders and private sector developers, considering how private developers are involved and have responded to HMR as well as looking at local authority engagement with developers

• HCA delivery partner panel proves popular with contractors

  11 September 2009

  The Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) has received 132 completed submissions from a range of construction and development companies, to the Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire (PQQ) for a panel being set up to develop its sites, which can also be used by Local Authority partners for developing their land

• Roots Review: review of arrangements for efficiencies from smarter procurement in local government

  19 February 2009

  Independent report which highlights that substantial actions are underway by the Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnerships (RIEPs) and others to enhance procurement efficiency. But more can be done. It sets out practical recommendations that can be acted on by relevant organisations, such as the RIEPs

• Partnering and open-book - till dispute do us part?

  17 November 2008

  TEAMnet briefing by Wayne Hughes and Rob McNaughton, made available here to Network members, explores the benefits and pitfalls of partnering

• Effective procurement/VfM/contract arrangements

  4 November 2008

  Network briefing by Rob McNaughton looks at joint procurement, whole life costing, partnering and other common issues

• Best Value and Procurement: Workforce Matters in Best Value Authority Contracting: Statutory Guidance - Draft for Consultation

  29 October 2008

  This consultation paper seeks views on updating and re-issuing existing guidance which sets out how staff who work on best value authority contracts are treated. Consultation closing date is 19 January 2009

• Gold awards

  14 May 2008

  The winners of the prestigious Housing Corporation's Gold Awards 2007 have now been announced. There were three themes for the annual awards which were presented by Housing Minister, Caroline Flint

• Construction companies - Office of Fair Trading announcement and guidance

  28 April 2008

  The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) announced that it has issued a Statement of Objections to 112 companies alleged to have engaged in bid-rigging activities, particularly cover pricing, in the construction sector. This OFT guidance note will be of interest to all housing associations in relation to their procurement of construction, repairs and maintenance and other related services

• Creating better and stronger Local Strategic Partnerships

  2 February 2007

  Speech by Angela Smith MP at the Local Government Chronicle conference

• Market renewal pathfinders

  17 November 2006

  A best value report of an inspection by the Audit Commission of Gateway Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire market renewal.

• HAIAF Internal Audit Programme Guide

  24 July 2006

  Partnering Arrangements

• A response from the sustainable development commission

  26 April 2006

  Strategic partnerships: shaping their future

• Delivering efficiently: strengthening the links in public service delivery chains

  10 March 2006

  Report with section on new affordable housing, Audit Commision & NAO

• Evaluation of local strategic partnerships

  18 January 2006

  Final report showing good progress but not without difficulties, ODPM

• The future of local strategic partnerships

  9 December 2005

  Consultation including capacity to deliver sustainable community strategies and local area agreements, ODPM

• PFI schemes for HRA and non-HRA housing

  6 December 2005

  Guidelines and invitation to bid for funds, ODPM

• Governing partnerships: bridging the accountability gap

  27 October 2005

  Audit Commission report urges public bodies to look harder at whether partnerships are delivering

• Independence and efficiency: mergers, groups and alliances

  19 September 2005

  Speech by Steve Douglas clarifies policy, Housing Corporation

• National Affordable Housing Programme 2006-08

  13 June 2005

  Pre-prospectus setting out the conditions bidders for funding must meet, Housing Corporation

• Improving public services through better construction

  15 March 2005

  Update from 1999 report, with recommendations for further action, NAO

• New partnerships in affordable housing

  3 March 2005

  Prospectus and bidding details in the Housing Corporation's scheme for private developers as well as social housing providers

  Additional files:

  • Accreditation scheme for management of the new homes

• Good Practice Guide for Housing PFI

  23 February 2005

  Focuses on the role of housing associations, Housing Corporation

• Partnering through the ADP

  2 July 2002

  Discussion paper on how the Housing Corporation can, through the ADP, better embrace some of the principles of the Government's Modernising Government agenda