1. Helen Nicol, DCLG Estate Regeneration
The Big Picture
Helen Nicol, DCLG Estate Regeneration

2. Estate regen. programmes
2016
In January, PM David Cameron announced £140m loan funding to help regenerate 100 estates across England, by encouraging private investment and increasing life chances
We know that the failure of some estates is not due to housing alone
Social, political and economic factors have all impacted life on some estates
We knew we needed to consider the bigger picture to effectively regenerate estates

3. Community resilience
“Community resilience is a measure of the sustained ability of a community to utilise available resources to respond to, withstand, and recover from adverse situations”
= crisis focused, doesn’t address adaptation, implies just surviving is ok
We should be aiming for more than this…communities that are not just coping, but flourishing

4. RELATIONSHIPS & SUPPORT NETWORKS
Spheres of control
Ability for individuals or communities to influence reduces moving from local to global
MACRO CONDITIONS
3rd tier: Tech developments, demographics, climate change
ECONOMICS & POLITICS
2nd tier: Job market, housing market, policy impacts, service provision
Macro global forces beyond the control of government
Industrial development – move to automation and highly skilled jobs
Demographics - dynamic population churn and the steady increase in population diversity
Impact of policy and planning
Actions by the public sector, private sector and civil society all have the potential to improve or inadvertently worsen community development and cohesion, local investment, job creation, the built environment and well being.
Natural hazards existing beyond the control of human influence
Earthquakes & flooding
Climate change
RELATIONSHIPS & SUPPORT NETWORKS
1st tier: Friends, family, carers, GPs
SELF

5. People and place We can support resilience by:
Helping people assert control over the 1st tier via community engagement & service reform
Making the 2nd tier work for them using policy & place-making approaches
To do this we need to consider both people and place

6. Government intervention
“The state exists to provide what individual people, communities and markets cannot.
Supporting free markets, but stepping in to repair them when they aren’t working as they should.”
PM Theresa May, Conservative Party Conference, 5 Oct 2016
Our regeneration policy needs to reverse physical, economic and social decline in areas where market forces will not do this without intervention

7. Local growth promotion
Since 2010, Government’s approach to regeneration has largely been targeted at supporting local growth
Agreeing place-based approaches to driving economic growth, regeneration and housing development – including pan-region models (Northern Powerhouse and Midlands Engine);
Creating the conditions for local growth through a competitive, deal-making approach which offers incentives, e.g. Local Growth Fund, Enterprise Zones.
Empowering strong and accountable local decision–making and giving a voice to the private sector, e.g. LEPs, Mayors, Combined Authorities.
Devolve and decentralise powers and functions to local areas, e.g. through Devolution Deals.

8. HS2 & Station Regeneration
Wider regeneration
Current regeneration programmes are numerous and in the main are designed to address specific issues:
Estate Regeneration
Town Centres
Coastal Regeneration
HS2 & Station Regeneration
Enterprise Zones
Housing Zones
We recognise that this is a complex, often inter-related picture and are aiming to take a Government-wide, place based approach to regeneration

9. Joining up regeneration
We are aiming to:
Further develop the business case for a Government wide approach to regeneration
Identify places to test this approach via long term strategic partnerships
Consider the need for continued policy specific regeneration programmes to deliver breadth as well as depth of support for regeneration

10. Estate Regeneration
Estate regeneration presents a real opportunity to help disempowered people improve their lives, as well as providing more new and affordable homes and improving the quality of existing stock
We are looking at ways to address both housing issues and socio-economic issues to better understand how estates and the lives of those who live on them can be improved in the context of place and for the long term

11. What we are doing 100+ expressions of interest
100+ expressions of interest have been received from all over the country
Working with places to develop business cases & identify needs
100+ expressions of interest
Working with 4 estates to map the public spend on an estate
Findings will inform guidance for developing baselines and identifying issues
Public spend mapping research
Developing an approach and guidelines for estate regeneration
Estate regeneration guidance
Delivering a series of regional workshops to explore issues and opportunities & build connections
Regional workshops

12. Estate regeneration objectives
Join up in places
Explore investment models
Support estate regeneration
Publish national guidance
Build capability

13. Resilience in estate regen.
Elements of previously successful regeneration which may aid resilience:
Whole-place approach considering social, political, economic and technological aspects
Strong local leadership
A long-term strategic approach
Community buy-in & support
Key growth drivers supported
Focused on social outcomes
Unlocked savings and £ from land sales

14. What you can do Consider housing in the context of place
Engage with community groups and local enterprises to help people help themselves
Work together with other public and private organisations to help create opportunities outside the influence of communities