1. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful Cllr Lewis Rose OBE Derbyshire Dales DC

2. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful Why build new homes? Derbyshire Dales house price to income ratio is 14:1, the second worst in the country New Homes Bonus Replace homes lost through RTB Offer alternatives to tenants effected by Welfare Reform

3. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful Track record of Delivery Since LSVT in 2002 we have enabled 1000 affordable homes across the Derbyshire Dales Market Town, infill and rural exceptions Recognised through Awards and funding allocations for our approach LA Land and funding of £2m

4. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful DDDC achievements Shortlisted Beacon Status Affordable Housing 2006 Housing Heroes Award 2010 Development Team of the Year Shortlisted UK Housing Awards Housing Development 2011 Shortlisted MJ Awards Customer Engagement 2011 Shortlisted UK Housing Awards 2012 Debt Advice Shortlisted Housing Heroes Award 2012 Development Team of the Year

5. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful Making your authority easy to invest in Housing Associations want to add stock Developers need to build A variety of funding opportunities are promoted by the HCA Land owners and entrepreneurs are responding to development opportunities

6. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful Local Authority support Potential financial options –Right to Buy receipts –Section 106 income –2 nd homes council tax –New homes bonus –DCLG Homelessness grant –Capital receipts

7. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful Local Authority Support Pre application support Concept statements for some sites Rural Housing Enabler central to community engagement Corporate approach to delivery, Housing, Planning, Legal, Estates, Highways, Finance, Environmental Health, Car Parks

8. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful Inspiring confidence Successful programmes take time and effort from a variety of partners The local authority role is central; –Identify need through your Housing Teams –Accessible Planning Teams to give advice and support –Assist with resources where possible –Leadership

9. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful Why Leadership is important? Identifying priorities – officers and partner agencies need direction in where to focus resources Planning Committee….. affordable housing schemes can be 2 or 3 years in the pipeline, often at significant cost to developers Approvals generate confidence, developers and the HCA need to know your authority is a safe bet

10. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful Wider benefits We know from independent research: –Happy residents! Even the majority of objectors come round in the end –Schools, local shops and services –Employment and apprenticeships –New Homes Bonus –Local trades and materials

11. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful Going forward Positioning your authority to make the best possible bid for the resources available whether HCA, Housing Association or developer Exceptions site policies, cross subsidy(?), S106 contributions Supporting the role of Rural Housing Enablers

12. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful Derbyshire Dales DC 118 homes completed in 2012/13 70 homes to complete in 2013/14 Bid to HCA of 164 homes with LA funding of £832,000 financed from RTB receipts, S106 income and 2 nd homes council tax Total package of investment £16m

13. Keeping the Derbyshire Dales clean, safe, healthy & beautiful If a council as small as the Derbyshire Dales can build new homes in one of the most protected environments in the East Midlands…. So can most other authorities