Homes England agrees strategic partnership with two authorities
0Homes England has agreed a Strategic Place Partnership (SPP) pilot programme with two authorities to deliver affordable housing and regeneration.
The SPP is a new model of cooperation between the government’s housing and regeneration agency and local authorities. Homes England is testing the pilot programme with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and the Association of South Essex Local Authorities (ASELA).
Peter Denton, chief executive of Homes England, said: “The new model of partnership is our way of responding to the most ambitious places where there is significant opportunity and a need to partner more closely.”
The SPP is aimed at sub-regions with the most ambitious proposals for housing growth as part of their broader social, environmental and economic vision for the area.
The SPP is centred on a shared business plan that sets out special and thematic priorities. For Greater Manchester, this is a shared focus on the delivery of growth locations, affordable housing and town centre regeneration.
Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, said: “Right now we have to be creating homes and infrastructure that are fit for a better future, and our ambition is to deliver 30,000 good-quality, truly affordable net-zero carbon homes by 2038.”
Cllr Chris Hossack, chair of ASELA and leader of Brentwood Borough Council, said the programme was in line with the government’s Levelling Up White Paper as it is adopting “a place-first approach to regeneration” and working with local leaders to unlock barriers.
He said: “We welcome the partnership with Homes England. It will support our vision for south Essex as a place where communities can thrive and where new homes come hand in hand with new jobs and regeneration of our town centres and high streets.”
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