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REPORT OF THE STRATEGIC DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND PLANNING

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TO THE LEAD MEMBER FOR HOUSING

ON 21 st June 2007

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TITLE: Review of Salford’s Affordable Housing Programme 2004 - 2008 and planning for the 2008 - 2011 bidding round.

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RECOMMENDATIONS: That Lead Member for Housing:

1. Notes the progress made to date in the delivery of the 2006-2008

Affordable Housing Programme, including those schemes that are currently at risk of not being delivered within Housing Corporation timescales.

2. Notes the preparations made to date for the 2008-2011 Affordable

Housing Programme.

3. Notes that a further report to Lead Member will be submitted in

September 2007, in order to obtain approval for the bids to be submitted to the Housing Corporation for the 2008-2011 Affordable

Housing programme.

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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1 This report provides the Lead Member with an overview of the delivery of the Affordable Housing Programme (AHP) over the last two bidding rounds (2004-2006 and 2006-2008). It also outlines the arrangements that have been put in place to develop Salford’s AHP for 2008-2011.

1.2 Through close partnership working between the strategy team, HMR team and partner RSLs, several key schemes have been delivered from the 2004-2006 allocations. These schemes are featured in section 2 of the report, which provides case studies of completed schemes in the programme and gives details on those developments that have not yet been delivered, the reasons for this and actions taken to ensure delivery in the future. In total, 225 homes will be delivered from the 2004-2006 AHP. The delivery of the Japan Street scheme in

Higher Broughton remains problematic and this is addressed in more detail in section 2.10.

1.3 In April 2006 the Housing Corporation announced that its allocation to

Salford within the 20062008 AHP would be £16,899,554. Progress in delivering the programme to date is very encouraging with some schemes already completed. Details of such schemes are provided in section 4 of the report. Certain amendments have been made to the programme, meaning the total grant allocation has reduced to

£15,008,554. This is explained in section 5. There are risks to several schemes, which are described in section 6, and action being taken to mitigate these risks is also outlined.

1.4 The report also updates Lead Member on progress with constructing the 2008-2011 bids, which are due to be submitted in November 2007.

In the short-term the Affordable Housing Working Group has been set up which brings together the Council’s strategy team, housing market renewal team, and colleagues from partner RSL’s who will be responsible for putting together the next round of AHP bids and delivering the schemes on the ground

1.5 The Housing Investment Group, a sub-group of the Salford Housing

Partnership, has also been set up to try and secure for Salford a longer-term strategic investment plan that offers increased flexibility of programme management and that fits with wider regeneration programmes in the city and in the region.

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BACKGROUND DOCUMENTS:

Lead Member for Housing report: Salford Affordable Housing Programme 2006-2008

- Housing Corporation allocations.

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ASSESSMENT OF RISK:

The potential for not delivering the schemes allocated funding in the AHP 2006-2008, places future allocations to Salford for 2008-2011 at risk.

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SOURCE OF FUNDING:

Housing Corporation grant from their National Affordable Housing Programme 2006-

2008 / 2008-2011.

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LEGAL IMPLICATIONS:

None – Richard Lester Solicitor 9 th May 2007

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FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:

Consultation with Nigel Dickens – Chief Accountant (8 th April 2007) - No financial implications for this report

COMMUNICATION IMPLICATIONS: Councillors, staff and partner organisations need to be informed about the success of the bids for 2008-2011, and which schemes will be progressed.

VALUE FOR MONEY IMPLICATIONS: By working pro-actively with partners and assessing which affordable housing bids/schemes take priority, we would seek to obtain best value for money from the grant allocation received from the Housing

Corporation.

CLIENT IMPLICATIONS:

Many of the schemes that have received an allocation are housing developments on

Council owned land and/or within development agreements that the Council has with its private developer partners. Securing the grant allocated is intrinsically linked with the progress of master plans, site assembly and planning applications being delivered by t he Council’s private developer partners or Urban Vision on behalf of the

Council. Therefore, it is imperative that Housing Market Renewal officers are proactive in ensuring that plans/applications move forward at the agreed pace and specification otherwise there is a risk of losing funding.

PROPERTY:

Many of the schemes that have been allocated funding are housing developments on

Council owned land or land/homes that the Council has or is in the progress of acquiring. Therefore, where the Council is underway with the acquisition it is imperative that this continues as programmed to secure the funding. In addition, it is important that the RSL and Urban Vision negotiate land/property values early in the process. As most of the developments are within current master plans/development agreements some discussion and negotiation has already taken place.

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HUMAN RESOURCES: Whilst delivery of schemes rests with the RSLs, Salford City

Council is responsible for co-coordinating the preparation for the 2008-2011 AHP bidding round and monitoring outcomes.

CONTACT OFFICER:

Stephen Simm: Strategy and Partnerships Team 0161 9228708 stephen.simm@salford.gov.uk

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WARD (S) TO WHICH REPORT RELATE (S): All Wards

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KEY COUNCIL POLICIES:

Housing Market Renewal, Housing Strategy 2007-2010, Neighbourhood

Management and Salford Supporting People 2005-2010.

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DETAILS:

2. 2004-2006 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMME

2.1

Salford was allocated a total of £9,862,233 in Approved Development

Programme funding (now Affordable Housing Programme funding) to develop 294 homes in the 2004-2006 period. By March 2007

£6,398,632 of the allocation had been secured for the development of

225 homes.

2.2 The reduction in grant secured was due mainly to the delay of several schemes in the HMR neighbourhood of Seedley and Langworthy. The schemes were delayed due to complex site assembly, which involved

Compulsory Purchase Orders. These took the timeframe beyond the two-year period in which the RSL in question, Manchester Methodist

Housing Association, needed to confirm the grant with the Housing

Corporation.

2.3 All of the 2004-2006 schemes with the exception of one will be

delivered within the expected timescales. The following are some examples of major schemes from the 2004-2006 AHP that will contribute to the creation of sustainable communities in Salford. Those schemes not mentioned are generally smaller developments or those that are works to existing properties, for which full details can be found in Appendix 1.

2.4 Carolina House (Irwell Valley Housing Association): This scheme is situated in the Broughton Village HMR neighbourhood, and was previously a three-storey derelict apartment block at the head of

Anaconda Drive, a cul-de-sac. Anaconda Drive contains 31 family houses developed in 1993 as part of Irwell Valley's rented portfolio. It is a high-demand / low turnover area due to its proximity to Manchester, but had been blighted by youths using the derelict Carolina House as a passage through the cul-de-sac.

2.5 Carolina House was demolished, and in its place Wiggett Construction built six three bedroom semi-detached houses. All were to be sold on a

Shared Ownership basis. Prices ranged from £65,000 - £70,000 for a

50% share, with the rent payable for the unowned equity from £162.50 pcm. Properties were handed over as complete on 17th November

2006 and all six sales were completed by Christmas 2006. Irwell Valley

Housing Association received a grant of £248,321 from the Housing

Corporation. The total cost of the scheme was £738,263.

2.6 Winterford Road (Space New Living): This scheme is situated in the

Broughton Village HMR neighbourhood. It incorporates eight twobedroom bungalows and three two-bedroom wheelchair accessible bungalows, all for rent. The contractor was Bardsley Construction .

2.7

The scheme is the first undertaken by Space New Living that has achieved a ‘very good’ Eco Homes rating (the environmental rating for homes) and incorporates excellent design features including high SAP ratings, recycling facilities and external sheds. The scheme also incorporates an innovative mixture of materials to reduce its environmental impact. All properties were occupied at completion and remain occupied. Space New Living received £637,541 of Housing

Corporation funding; the total scheme cost was £1,077,292.

2.8 Richmond Hill/Broughton Tavern (Irwell Valley Housing

Association): Located on Blackfriars Road in the Chapel Street HMR neighbourhood, Richmond Hill is the former site of a nursing home.

The development incorporates the Broughton Tavern, a historic public tavern which has been derelict over the last few years. The nursing home has been demolished and in its place will be 48 new-build apartments, which will be complemented by an extensive refurbishment of the adjoining Broughton Tavern, creating an extra 9 apartments. Mansell Construction is developing the properties. Irwell

Valley received a Housing Corporation grant of £849,108; the total scheme cost will be £8,246,273.

2.9 The new development will be a combination of one, two and three bedroom apartments, some with roof terraces and all with balconies.

The scheme is due to be completed in autumn 2007. Twelve of the higher value apartments will be sold outright, but the other forty-five will be sold on a shared ownership basis. Prices will start at less than

£50,000 for a 50% share of a 1-bed apartment, with a rent payable on the remaining equity. Properties will be released for sale in spring

2007.

2.10 Japan Street (Space Housing Association): Only one scheme from the 2004 – 2006 AHP bidding programme remains at risk of not being delivered and this is Japan Street. This is a proposed development of six four-bed houses in the Broughton Village HMR neighbourhood, and designed to cater specifically for the growing Jewish community in this area.

2.11 The delay in progressing the Japan Street scheme has arisen due to a worn dirt track at the site, which the City Council identified as a footpath. Space New Living were granted planning permission for the development of the six units by the City Council, on condition of a footpath closure order being obtained. Space New Living had been in negotiations with the City Council over a contract sum for the development of the land, but pulled out of these negotiations until the issue of the footpath closure had been resolved.

2.12 A date for a public inquiry into the footpath closure was originally set for the 16 th March 2007. However, due to problems within the Planning

Inspectorate and the original closure order, the inquiry was cancelled and the closure order required re-submission. Subsequent objections to the development have been received. The Planning Inspectorate are currently considering the issues and will apply one of three options:

To dismiss the objections

To conduct a desk top assessment of the objections

To conduct a full enquiry

2.13 Space New Living have been in regular contact with the Housing

Corporation over the Japan Street scheme, and were permitted to retain the £555,317 of grant funding subject to the outcome of the public inquiry (originally planned for March 2007) being ascertained.

Critically the Housing Corporation had agreed to a start on site date of the end of July 2007, without which Space New Living could be asked to return the allocation. Officers within Housing and Planning are working pro-actively with the Planning Inspectorate in order to ensure that any decisions made or enquiries required, are done so in a timely fashion.

3. 2006-2008 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAMME

3.1 Salford was originally a llocated £16,899,544 for the 2006-2008 AHP.

This comprised of £10,084,554 for schemes in 2006-2008, and

£2,045,000 for reserve schemes – those that can be brought forward if other schemes in the Salford programme were to slip, or if there was under spend elsewhere in the North West region. A further £4,770,000 was allocated for schemes in 2008-2011. This last allocation is traditionally considered a pre-allocation for the next bidding round, and was encouraging as it showed the Housing Corporation’s commitment to long-term programmes in Lower Broughton and the Charlestown and

Kersal New Deal for Communities area. The full details of the original

Affordable Housing Programme for Salford can be found in Appendix 2.

3.2 The Strategy and Partnerships Team collate monthly updates on the

2006-2008 programme. Appendix 3 outlines the most recent update.

At the beginning of the programme, the monitoring of schemes was carried out by the Housing Market Renewal teams. The decision was taken for this responsibility to transfer to the Strategy and Partnerships team, as they co-ordinate the programme of bids and liaise with the

Housing Corporation.

4 PROGRESS IN DELIVERING THE 2006-2008 AHP

4.1 Progress to date with the 2006-2008 programme is very encouraging.

Of the twelve confirmed schemes, eight have started work on site.

Each of these is expected to complete within the timetable agreed with the Housing Corporation. The Kimberley Street & Symonds Street scheme is already complete and the Hamilton Street scheme is expected to be ready for occupancy in September 2007. Further details of progression with these schemes and others are given below.

4.2 Hamilton Street (Contour Housing Group) This scheme is situated in the Broughton Neighbourhood Renewal Area. Contour Housing Group made a successful bid to the Housing Corporation for £168,500 of grant funding. Total scheme costs are expected to be £740,269.

4.3 The site includes the development of nine new build units of which three are for shared ownership. The development replaces cleared terraced stock previously owned by Irwell Valley Housing Association.

Richardson Projects started on site in December 2006 and expect to complete construction by September 2007.

4.4 Kimberley Street and Symonds Street (Space New Living ) Kimberly and Symonds Street are located in the Broughton Village HMR

Neighbourhood. This scheme was originally a reserve AHP allocation.

The confirmed allocation was on Ackworth Road, which is located in the West Salford ward of Swinton North. The allocation was for the conversion of two three-bedroom semi-detached properties, into one single dwelling for use as a supported housing scheme. However, the scheme that had been worked up by Space New Living was unpopular with local residents and ward councillors due to the long lead-in time for the commencement of the project.

4.5 Using funding from the Housing Market Support Enforcement budget, and the Small Scale Stock Options budget, the decision was taken for the council to retain and refurbish the two properties, and for NPHL to let both properties as general lets.

4.6 Space identified two council-owned properties on Kimberley Street and one on Symonds Street, that were long-term voids in need of extensive refurbishment, and that were causing blight to the neighbourhood.

Lead Member approved the disposal of these properties to Space New

Living HA on November 16 th 2006. Refurbishment on the properties has been completed with work starting on site in January 2007.

Kimberly Street became occupied by a tenant on 24 th May 2007 and

Symonds Street is expected to be occupied on 11 th June 2007. The grant allocation for these properties was £80,000, with the total cost of the scheme being £119,701. Both properties are of a rented tenure.

4.7 Duchy Bank (Manchester Methodist Housing Association). The

Duchy Bank scheme is located in the Seedley and Langworthy HMR

Neighbourhood. The site incorporates 37 new build units, of which ten are available for HomeBuy through Manchester Methodist Housing

Association. The affordable units will be two and three bedroom houses. Four units have already been reserved. Manchester Methodist received a grant allocation of £320,000, total scheme costs being

£1,196,050. Bardsley construction started work on site in October 2006 and expect to be complete ahead of schedule on 17 th December in

2007.

5.0 CHANGES TO THE AHP 2006-2008

5.1 In addition to Ackworth Road/ Kimberley Street and Symonds Street, several other changes to the 2006-2008 AHP have since been agreed with the Housing Corporation. These changes are detailed in the following paragraphs.

5.2 Urban Splash (Manchester Methodist Housing Association) –

Manchester Methodist made this bid to the Housing Corporation to provide 25 two-bed and 25 three-bed properties within the Chimney

Pot Park development. The units would have been made available under the New Build HomeBuy programme (this is the most recent form of shared ownership). After the bid had been made, it was agreed that the affordable provision would be funded through English

Partnership’s First Time Buyers initiative. Because of this, the allocation was returned to the Housing Corporation. The most important thing to note in this instance is that although the allocation was returned, the affordable housing was retained, the only difference being the source of the funding.

5.3 Eccles New Road, replaced with Langworthy Churches

(Manchester Methodist Housing Association) Manchester Methodist submitted a bid to the Housing Corporation for a development of 24 two-bedroom and 6 one-bedroom apartments. The site was in private ownership at the time the bid was made, and Manchester Methodist was only part way through negotiations with the owner to agree a price for the site. After the Housing Corporation had approved the scheme as part of the Salford AHP, the owner of the site stalled on negotiations and claimed there was interest from other parties.

5.4 In May 2006, given the uncertainty over the future of the scheme,

MMHA applied to the Housing Corporation to transfer the allocation to the Langworthy Churches scheme. The Housing Corporation agreed to the change, and due to the lower overall cost of the Churches scheme, there was a reduction in the amount of grant funding secured

(£1,550,000 as opposed to £1,644,000 for Eccles New Road).

5.5 The Langworthy Churches scheme will be a mixed-use development incorporating 16 two-bed and 6 one-bed apartments, the church, a community centre, a sports hall and a café. The scheme started on site in March 2007 and will be completed by March 2008.

5.6 In October 2006, the owner of the Eccles New Road site indicated that he would be interested in re-negotiating with Manchester Methodist over the sale of the site. However, having reviewed the suggested scheme being proposed for this site, officers from the Strategy &

Partnerships Team advised that the site was not necessarily suited to residential development, and that this should be reviewed. The main concern was the number of apartment blocks already present on

Eccles New Road, many of them being available for rent.

5.7 Manchester Methodist has continued to negotiate with the owner of the

Eccles New Road site, and in April 2007, agreed a deal to bring the site into their ownership. The Strategy and Partnerships Team will now work with colleagues in the planning and HMR teams, and with the

RSL to develop a suitable scheme for future years.

5.8 Langworthy South East (a reserve scheme), replaced with

Fitzwarren Street (Great Places) - The Langworthy South East scheme, which was a development of 24 two and three bedroom houses of Newbuild HomeBuy tenure in the Seedley and Langworthy

HMR Neighbourhood, was a reserve scheme for this programme.

However, this scheme was later cancelled and replaced by a reserve scheme at the Fitzwarren Street also located in Seedley and

Langworthy.

5.9 The Fitzwarren scheme remains a reserve scheme and currently no funding has become available from the existing Affordable Housing

Programme (06/08). Some initial discussions have taken place at the design stage. Loop architecture has been asked to consider the site and have produced various design options. Unless funding is made available from the existing 06/08 affordable housing programme then

Officers from HMR and Great Places H.A would wish the Fitzwarren

Street development to become a potential bid for the AHP 2008-2011.

However, a proven housing need for this site, evidenced statistically and through planning would be required, in addition to a clear link with the Pendleton Action Plan, before a bid to the 2008/2011 affordable housing programme would be approved.

6.0 SCHEMES AT RISK 2006-2008 AHP

6.1 Of the approved schemes in the 2006-2008 AHP, five are considered to be at risk of not being delivered against Housing Corporation timescales. Appendix 3 gives an overview of each scheme and it’s current risk status. Those that are medium or high-risk will be explained in greater detail in this section of the report.

6.2 Kersal High School (Contour) - Salford successfully secured three allocations for the Kersal High School site from the 2006-2008 AHP.

The bids, detailed in Appendix 3, were for a mix of housing for social rent and for shared ownership, as part of a wider development plan in the NDC area of Charlestown and Kersal. The units were to be delivered through Contour Housing Association, the lead RSL for this part of the city, working in conjunction with the developer partner, Miller

Homes.

6.3 In relation to the two allocations that have to be delivered within the

2007-2008 financial year (the five rented units, and the New Build

HomeBuy phase 1), there have been difficulties in getting the developer to deliver the units within the timescales set out by the

Housing Corporation. This has been due to a number of issues, mainly that the site had been classed as educational land, and delays in getting the development agreement signed between the council and

Miller Homes.

6.4 A series of meetings has been held with the developer and they have now confirmed that the five rented units (originally due in August 2007) and the three New Build HomeBuy units (originally due in November

2007) will be completed by March 2008. The remaining three New

Build HomeBuy phase 2 units (due August 2008) will be completed on time.

6.5 It is essential that the March 2008 deadline is achieved for the delivery of the rented units and the first phase of the New Build HomeBuy units.

This has been made clear to the developer in a series of meetings between their representatives , the council’s HMR management team, and Contour Housing Group.

6.6 The Housing Corporation have agreed to the deadline for the five rented units and the Homebuy phase 1 units being moved back to

March 2008.

6.7 The impact of failing to deliver the Kersal High School allocation is significant. The units are part of a much wider development programme within the NDC area. Future bids for the 2008-2011 and

2011-2014 AHPs are planned in order to provide affordable housing on future phases of development in Charlestown Riverside and Kersal

Riverside. If the 2006-2008 allocations are not delivered within the two-year programme, the Housing Corporation may lose confidence in the ability of the council and its partners to deliver affordable housing in this area, which could affect the planned mix of future developments.

The five rented units and a proportion of the Newbuild HomeBuy are being used for the re-provision of those residents affected by clearance and are therefore key to the wider NDC development programme.

6.8 Chapel Street (Contour) -

Contour received an allocation of £110,000 from the Housing Corporation for five New Build HomeBuy units, which would have been part of a larger private development being led by

Hightop Developments Limited. However, soon after receiving the allocation, plans for the development by Hightop were withdrawn.

6.9 Since this time, Contour have reviewed a number of developments in the Chapel Street area but have been unable to secure a scheme.

This has mainly been due to high land values and the fact that developers have not been willing to give the required discounts as property in the area has been selling at full value.

6.10 Contour is currently conducting a financial appraisal for a scheme at

Middlewood Locks by developer Whimpy, which would require the agreement of the Housing Corporation if this were to proceed.

However, if the Whimpy scheme cannot accommodate the five units, it is unlikely that another alternative site will be identified. Therefore the risk to this allocation is significant. Any development of this area will need to tie into the English Cities Fund, which is a joint venture to revitalise Salford Central Station and Chapel Street West.

6.11

St Mark’s Lane (Space New Living) The St Mark’s Lane scheme is in

Higher Broughton, and lies adjacent to the Japan Street site referred to in section 2 of this report. The scheme would be for eight three/four bed houses, with half for rent and half Newbuild HomeBuy. The ongoing situation with the Japan Street site means that limited progress has been made with St Mark’s Lane, with Space New Living reluctant to progress work until the outcome of the Japan Street public inquiry is known. It is unlikely that the start on site date agreed with the

Housing Corporation of July 2007 will be achieved. The Housing

Corporation are aware of the situation, and Space New Living is in regular contact with them to try and retain the allocation. The Strategy and Partnerships Team will continue to monitor the situation and ensure that progress is included in the monthly reports to the Capital

Programme Monitoring Group.

6.12 Salford Phase 13, Pendleton (William Sutton) - William Sutton received an allocation of £772,254 for the Salford Phase 13 scheme.

The scheme will incorporate 8 two-bedroom apartments and 6 two and three bedroom houses all of rented tenure. The scheme is located on the original site of the Tanners Green flats off Nursery Street. There have been delays to the start of construction due to the diversion of a gas main and issues with access to the site prior to demolition. These have now been resolved, demolition complete and construction has begun on site. The construction period should take no longer than 52 weeks, with practical completion expected to be March 2008.

7.0 PREPARATIONS FOR THE 2008-2011 AFFORDABLE HOUSING

PROGRAMME

7.1 The pre-prospectus for the 2008-2011 National Affordable Housing

Programme was made available on 11 th April from the Housing

Corporation website. This document sets out the key bidding requirements and bid assessment criteria to which bidders may wish to give early consideration before submission of bids later in the year. The key issue to note is that the next AHP will make allocations for schemes over three years, hence 2008-2011. This is for the purpose of offering greater certainty on longer investment schemes and to provide an incentive to housing providers to build a pipeline of deliverable affordable housing schemes. Key dates to note include the launch of bidding in early September 2007 and closure of bidding in mid

November.

7.2 Salford City Council intends to develop a more strategic approach to housing investment in partnership with its lead Registered Social

Landlords, the Housing Corporation and English Partnerships.

7.3 An Affordable Housing Programme Working Group has been established to discuss the AHP 2008-2011 bidding process at a more operational level. This group meets regularly to discuss specific sites and schemes for affordable housing, and will be responsible for constructing the detailed bids to be submitted to the Housing

Corporation in September

– November 2007. Lead Member approval for the schedule of bids will be sought in September 2007. Prior to submission of the bids a bus tour of potential sites will be organised for the Housing Corporation

7.4

In addition, the Housing Investment Sub Group (a sub-group of the

Salford Housing Partnership) has been created to develop a more coherent and long-term housing investment plan for the City. A key priority for this group is to develop a five-year plan for housing investment. This will establish a programme of works, which will allow for the more sensitive management of the AHP over a longer period allowing for greater flexibility and creating greater responsiveness to new opportunities. This approach will also allow the Council to determine how the AHP ‘fits’ with other regeneration in the City..

7.5 There are certain key considerations for both the Housing Investment

Group and the Affordable Housing Working Group to take into account when developing the 2008-2011 AHP. The Housing Corporation have stated that for the 2008-2011 AHP, overall grant levels should be at the same level or lower as they were for the 2006-2008 AHP. This is an issue for Salford, given that many of the bids support ongoing Housing

Market Renewal activity, where issues such as land contamination, flood risk, and complex site assembly mean that the cost of land is high. Because of this, the grant level has to be high to make the scheme viable for the RSL. Another issue affecting the cost is the need for affordable housing schemes to have a high standard of design, and again this often impacts on the grant level being requested by RSLs in the city.

7.5 The Housing Corporation have also stated that a key factor in the 2008-

2011 bid round will be the deliverability of schemes. In many instances they will be looking for sites to be in the ownership of either the city council or the RSL at the time of the bid, so that the situation does not arise where bids are accepted on land that has not been bought in, with the deal subsequently falling through and the allocation having to be withdrawn. In instances such as Lower Broughton, where the bid is for ‘off the shelf’ units from a developer, this is an issue, but in some cases, for example the Eccles New Road site referred to in section 3, the land being in private ownership has resulted in the scheme not progressing and alternative sites having to be sought in order to spend the grant allocated.

8.0 RECOMMENDATIONS

8.1 The Lead Member for Housing is asked to:

1.

Note the progress made to date in the delivery of the 2006-2008

Affordable Housing Programme, including those schemes that are currently at risk of not being delivered within Housing Corporation timescales.

2.

Note the preparations made to date for the 2008-2011 Affordable

Housing Programme including the establishment of the Housing

Investment Sub Group and the Affordable Housing Programme

Working Group.

3.

Note that a further report to Lead Member will be submitted in

September 2007, in order to obtain approval for the bids to be submitted to the Housing Corporation for the 2008-2011 programme.

Appendix 1 – Housing Corporation ADP 2004-2006 Secured

Neighbourho od

Seedley and

Langworthy

Broughton

Village

Ward

Langworthy MMHG

Langworthy MMHG

Langworthy MMHG

Langworhty MMHG

Broughton

Broughton

Broughton

RSL

Space

Space

Space

Scheme Total scheme costs

427,904

Grant

Salford re-mprovements

1 & 2

Langworhty rehabs

Alpha phase 2 street

481,163

1,126,888

213,953

434,513

661,768

Improvement

For Sale 1

Salford reimprovements

1

66,751

385,882

20,000

166,965

Salford reimprovements

201,500 118,684

Winterford Road 1,077,292 637,541

No. of

Units

New build/

Rehab

16 Rehab

6

8

1

21

13

11

Rehabs

Newbuild

Rehab

Rehab

Rehab

Newbuild

Tenure

Rent

Rent

Rent

Shared ownership

Rent

Rent

Rent

Type

16 x 2/3 bed houses

(works to existing properties)

6 x 2/3 bed houses

8 x 2/3 bed adapted bungalows

1 x 2 bed house

21 x 2/3 bed houses

(work to existing properties)

13 x 2/3 bed houses

(works to existing properties)

8 x 2bed bungalows and 3 x 2bed wheelchair accessible bungalows

Pendleton

Total

Kersal

Langworthy

Langworthy

Chapel Street Irwell

Riverside

Irwell

Riverside

Irwell

Riverside

Irlam Supported accommodati on

Cadishead

Space

WSHA

WSHA

IVHA

IVHA

IVHA

St.

Vincent’s

Japan Street

Salford ph 11

Salford ph 12

840,379

651,834

1,605,268

555,319

277,506

494,012

6

7

13

Richmond

Hill/Brouhgton

Tavern

8,246,273 849,108 57

Springfield Lane

(US)

6,875,840

Carolina House 738,263

1,053,914

248,321

50

6

The Crescent 248,040 78,966 2

Newbuild

Newbuild

Newbuild

Rent

Rent

Rent

Newbuild & rehab Sharedownershi p and sale

6 x 4 bed houses

2 x 2 bed houses, 3 x

3 bed houses and 2 x

4 bed houses

1 x 2bed bungalow, 3 x 2bed houses, 5 x

3bed houses 4 x 4 bed houses

48 x newbuild homebuy & 9 sale

Newbuild

Newbuild

Newbuild

Cadishead

Langworthy MMHG

Langworthy MMHG

St.

Vincent’s

Sussex Road

St.

Vincent’s

Hamilton

Avenue

292,500

513,630

199,789

319,051

2

4

Newbuild

Newbuild

81 Lower

Seedley Road

94 Claremont

Road

69,222

69,222

34,611

34,611

1 (4 bedsp aces)

1 (3 bed spaces

)

23,917,851 5,737,525 225

Rehab

Rehab

Shared ownership

50 x 1 / 2 bed apartments

Shareownership 6 2 / 3 bed houses

Rent

Rent

Rent

Rent

Rent

2 x wheelchair accessible bungalows wheelchair 2 x bungalows

2 x bungalows wheelchair

1 x 4 bed house

1 x 3 bed house

Appendix 2 – Housing Corporation Allocations 2006-2008

(reserve schemes shaded grey, SOS = start on site, PC = practical completion)

Neighbourh ood

Year Ward RSL Scheme Total scheme

Grant

Seedley and

Langworthy

Broughton

Village

2006/07 Langworthy MMHG Urban

Splash

2006/07

2006/07

Irwell

Riverside

Langworthy

MMHG

MMHG

Duchy

Bank

Eccles

New

Road

2007/08 Langworthy MMHG Langwort hy South

2007/08

2006/07

Kersal

Broughton Contour

East

MMHG St.

Mark’s

Lane

Devonshi re

Square costs

5,115,688

1,196,050

3,736,576

3,445,650

1,075,200

3,403,164

1,629,000

320,000

1,644,000

747,000

488,000

804,800

No. of

Units

50

10

30

24

8

30

SOS PC New build/

Rehab

07/06 07/08 Rehab

09/06

06/06 06/07 Newbuild 24

Newbuild homebuy and 6 rent

10/07 12/08 Newbuild Newbuild homebuy

07/07

04/08

05/08

Tenure

Newbuild homebuy

Newbuild Newbuild homebuy

Newbuild 4

Newbuild homebuy and 4 rent

08/06 09/07 Newbuild Newbuild homebuy

Type

25 x 2/3 bed houses

6 x 2/3 bed houses

24 x 2bed and 6 x 1 bed apartments

24 x 2/3 bed houses

4 x 3/4 bed houses

30 x houses

20007/08 Broughton Contour Clarence street phase 1a

2008/09 Broughton Contour Clarence street 1b

2006/07 Broughton Contour Hamilton

Street

5,343,867 3,520,000 44

6,951,117 4,640,000 58

Hill Top area

740,269

North Irwell

Riverside

2006/07 Broughton Contour Yew

Street

2007/08 Kersal Contour Kersal

High

School

Rent

2007/08 Kersal

2008/09 Kersal

Contour Kersal

High

School

NBHB ph

1

Contour Kersal

High

School

NBHB phase 2

615,920

686,979

496,180

493,296

168,500 6

206,000 6

458,000 5

112,000 3

130,000 3

10/07 12/08 Newbuild Rent TBC

10/08 08/09 Newbuild Rent TBC

09/06 09/07 Newbuild Newbuild homebuy

10/06 09/07 Newbuild Newbuild homebuy

TBC 08/07 Rent Rent

6 x 2 bed houses

6 x 2/3 bed houses

5 x 2/3 bed houses

TBC 11/07 Newbuild Newbuild homebuy

3 x 2 bed houses

TBC 08/08 Nebuild Newbuild homebuy

3 x 2/3 bed houses

Pendleton 2006/07 Langworthy William

Sutton

Salford phase 13

1,438,352 772,254 14

Chapel

Street

Claremont

Village

Supported accommoda tion

2007/08 Irwell

Riverside

Contour Chapel street

2006/07 Claremont Harvest Irlam

Square

2006/07 Swinton

North

2006/07 Winton

710,168

835,319

MMHG Ackworth

Road

119,701

Total

110,000 5

210,000 7

80,000 1

MMHG Salford women’s only accomm odation

1,665,300 692,000 8

38,068,85

6

16,899,55

4

312

11/06 11/07 Newbuild Rent

TBC 01/08 Newbuild Newbuild homebuy

8 x 2 bed apartments

1 x 2 bed house

5 x 3 bed house

5 x 2 bed apartments

11/06 09/07 Newbuild Newbuild homebuy

7 x 2/3 bed houses

11/06 04/07 Rehab

05/06 05/07

Rent

Newbuild Rent

1 x 4 bed house

8 x 2bed apartments

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