Advisory Team for Large Applications Developing a Vision: Unlocking Stalled Schemes Ian White Southern Coordinator

Advisory Team for Large Applications What is ATLAS  Advisory Team for Large Applications  Provides support on large scale projects (500+ units) when requested by Local Authorities  Provides impartial advice on large scale projects for benefit of all stakeholders

Advisory Team for Large Applications Example: Gainsborough urban extension  PPA used to drive project  Agreed vision & objectives  Effective project management  Structured and collaborative approach to resolving key issues including viability  High level corporate support from council

Advisory Team for Large Applications Key stages in addressing a viability gap Be clear on vision & objectives Test viability & identify extent of financial barriers Explore, test and agree potential solutions Agree planning tools to deliver solution Implementation & delivery

Advisory Team for Large Applications 1. Vision and Objectives  Communicates expected outcomes  Drives forward a project  Should have a good evidence base  Good baseline to test outputs from viability against

Advisory Team for Large Applications Contingent Deferred Obligations  Potential where growth is expected  Requires open book / acceptable valuation approach and reappraisals over time  Retains “total” / full contributions required…...but acknowledges reduced “initial” contributions based on current day viability, with “deferred” future payments related to changes in values over time 4. Consider planning tools

Advisory Team for Large Applications  Viability tested at bottom of economic cycle, therefore uplift expected  Overall affordable housing parameters set at min. 10% & max. 25%  5% AH accepted in phase 2 to enable delivery of critical infrastructure  Viability to be independently reviewed following delivery of every 200 units Example: Gainsborough affordable housing delivery

Advisory Team for Large Applications Further Information The ATLAS Guide: Planning for Large Scale Development Responsive Planning Practices for Changing Economic Times

Advisory Team for Large Applications Discussion –Could agreeing an upfront vision be perceived as pre-determining the outcome? –To what extent can the visioning stage speed up consideration of an application? –How can developers be ‘tied’ to the vision once agreed? –Can a vision be defined in pictures rather than words –Do vision statements need to be distinctive as opposed to ‘any place any where’?