Stephen Hill C 2 O futureplanners & CFS Salford Dinah Roake HCA New Ventures & Partnerships

1. Bringing citizen-led housing to life in towns and citiesPlaceshaping and the role of HCA supported Independent Community Housing Advisers Stephen Hill C2O futureplanners& CFS Salford Dinah RoakeHCA New Ventures & Partnerships

2. Or why we need a different language for urban CLTsand other citizen led housing solutions…

3. Placeshaping and Housing Sustainable Community andCore Strategies The ‘story of place’ 10-20 year vision Overall strategic direction for economic, social and environmental well-being Developed through LSP Robust, evidence-based needs informed by community aspirations Include housing strategies Delivery of spatially focussedwellbeing outcomes Delivered through Local Area Agreements and HCA Local Investment Plans …but delivered by whom? …strongly encouraged to integrate the LDF Core Strategy within the SCS …ensure key spatial planning objectives are fully aligned with SCS priorities

4. Local Strategic Partnerships & Delivery 3. Delivery mechanisms Planning decisions, Area Action Plans S.106 LSP & Partner Plans Duty to Co-operate Local Economic Assessment Inward Investment Asset Manage- ment Public Land & Buildings 4. Outcomes Adapted from Fig 1 for Planning Together

5. What can WE …the citizens…bring? Community knowledge and support Understanding of local needs and priorities Organisational capacity: people, time, ideas, money, meanwhile and permanent use of the buildings Active community support and engagement in the project Project ambassadors and Leadership…all creating value

6. Creating value through Community Leadership…. • Willingness to work in complex partnerships and with enabling developers • Willingness to compete ie. no special favours or “free” land • Recognition of all investors, including “the public interest” and “community” • No campaign of attrition to extract value at public expense • Management of risk and uncertainty over long periods • Local control and adaptability in making decisions

7. …Placeshaping Co-Investment • Investment in housing, services, energy and utilities • Sustainability through stewardship of places • Custodian of affordable housing in perpetuity • Enabled self-procurement to maximise plot prices • New/old sources of long-term investment capital • Retained ownership of investment in land… ie. not extracting value or speculating on land price

8. Proposed role of HCA supported‘Independent Community Housing Advisers’ • Definition of Independent Community Housing Advisors • Referred to as Community Housing Advisors • Individuals that provide independent information and impartial advice as well as support and assistance to communities wishing to create new or refurbished housing. • CHAs would be deployed to help communities understand the funding landscape and what it would mean for them and to enable them to play an active role in the progress of Local Investment Plans. • CHAs would be independent of the local authority and the HCA. Co-producing new housing • Working for the community • Working with the Local Authorities and HCA

9. The “Interpreter” -working for the community To get projects “funding ready” • Advise community groups applying for HCA grant, loans or investment on how to prepare their proposals • Ensure they have:- a strategic fit with the Local Authorities’ Local Investment Plan objectives, and - an operational fit with HCA funding and programme procedures

10. The “Interpreter” working with HCA To achieve a “funding result”: • Advise HCA Corporate and Local staff receiving applications on what will be needed to support the applicants through the appraisal process • Familiarize HCA with the characteristics and dynamics of citizen-led development • Provide an agreed package of practical assistance during the appraisal process, including bespoke training and mentoring for HCA staff and/or applicants

11. Core Skills and Experience Project (or Concept) Design and Planning HCA/LA Project Appraisal and Investment HCA/TSA Legal, Registration and Regulation Community Engagement and Empowerment Project Finance The ‘ideal’ Person Specification

12. The EPBrain for Regeneration LeadersEgan Review Generic Skills KPMG 2004 • GenericSkills • and Experience • Interpersonal skills and attributes • Strategic thinking • Understanding the context • Team working • Negotiating and mediating

13. Specialist Skills and Experience • Strategic Housing responsibilities: SHMAs, SHLAAs and Local Housing Needs Surveys • Placeshaping, MAA/LAA, Total Place/ Capital/Assets and LIP (Single Conversation) Context • Spatial Planning • Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability • Valuation and Public Asset Management • Housing allocations, needs criteria, tenure and management issues • Procurement and Housing Design, Construction, Standards • Housing Association & LA Housing Finance • Community/Social Enterprise and Local Economic Development • Local knowledge and coverage

14. Interpreters:Finding and deployingthem ACTION RESEARCH INTENT: • Recruiting individuals fromTudor Trust, DTA Pool, Secondaries,Housing Enablers,HAs, RCEs and RIEPs/IDEA, CABE Enablers andHCA Specialist Panels • Commissioning HCA “Affiliates Pool” call-off • “Typical” Assignment5-10 days – one/two people depending on project eg. Core and Specialist people • Costs Paid for by HCA, capitalised to approved projects, or carried by HCA on aborted ones

15. Questions • How can citizen led housing solutions become embedded in Placeshaping and Local Investment Plans? • Are the interpreters' skills and tasks the right ones? • Where can we find them?