Housing Delivery opportunities and challenges for Bradford Julian Jackson Assistant Director Regeneration - City of Bradford MDC Inside Government March 2016
Coming up Bradford context and scale of housing need Bradford s Development strategy Current challenges Planning s role in increasing supply Delivering high quality homes Potential contribution of starter homes Identifying barriers and emerging ideas to accelerating delivery
The Producer City 8.7 billion economy Eleventh in UK Eighth in England 15,600 businesses Ninth in UK Seventh in England 25,000 Manufacturing jobs Third in UK Third in England
Bradford in numbers 525,000 people 15,000 businesses 8.7 billion economy
2001 2011 2021 Population growth
Housing Challenge
Housing Requirement to 2030 Total Housing Requirement 2004-13 18,740 2013 30 (based on future annual need of 2,200) 37,400 Total 56,140 Minus completions 04-13 -11,053 Allowance for reduction in vacant homes -3,000 Plan Requirement 42,087
Local Plan and Development Strategy - Scale & Distribution
Local Plan Core Strategy Key Diagram Most development is concentrated in Bradford, in particular along the Canal Road corridor Development in local growth centres is relatively small Significant development in Airedale Lesser development in Wharfedale
Allocations DPD Geographical Coverage
Where Settlement Distribution Hierarchy Dwellings % Settlements REGIONAL CITY OF BRADFORD 27,750 65.9% City of Bradford PRINCIPAL TOWNS 6,900 16.4% Ilkley, Keighley and Bingley LOCAL GROWTH CENTRES LOCAL SERVICE CENTRES 4,900 11.6% Burley, Menston, Queensbury, Silsden, Steeton and Thornton 2,550 6.1% Eg. Addingham and Haworth
Current Delivery challenges Scale, nature and distribution of land supply: SHLAA - Capacity of 54,000 dwellings 5 Year supply 2.3 years Market conditions - challenging viability Values and need in Bradford - low values in areas of highest need Pressure on protected sites Political & Community sensitivities Infrastructure transport and schools
Increasing land supply Area Action Plans (6,700 dwellings) City Centre 3,500 dwellings Canal Road Corridor 3,200 dwellings Joint Venture between the Council and development company beginning to deliver homes in corridor Allocations DPD (35,500 + dwellings)
Quality and mix of Housing Housing Design Guide SPD showing how new homes can be designed to achieve space and accessibility standards on challenging topography SHMAA - All types and sizes required but need to deliver more affordable housing meeting needs of people on lower incomes and first time buyers (20-25% across district) Larger homes in areas suffering from overcrowding High quality flats in city centres but specialist accommodation for older people also needed
Role for Starter Housing? Starter homes are an opportunity to help with the overall strategy for accelerating housing delivery in Bradford investment given to the HCA can be a stimulus for bringing forward sites for development Currently liaising with HCA to identify prospective opportunities for starter home site acquisitions Planning Service is currently considering how starter homes will be delivered through the planning process. A need to ensure that affordable housing need can be met which is likely to involve a combination of affordable tenures. However it is likely that starter homes could form part of the overall solution.
Step up in delivery required
Barriers to Development work Analysis of stalled housing sites those with planning permission but not delivered Investigation into reasons why sites haven t been built out Close liaison with developers and landowners in identifying barriers and actions required Findings resulted in emerging ideas and strategies for accelerating housing delivery
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Housing Delivery key issues for house-builders in Bradford Weak Purchaser Demand Land supply / release Local resistance High development costs 19
Emerging ideas for accelerating delivery 1. Housing delivery fund Ring fencing a portion of revenues for upfront investment in infrastructure and enabling works 2. Housing growth zone in target areas Simplified planning Prioritisation of funding Purchaser incentives 3. Accelerating the re use of surplus public sector land and property Identify scale of surplus public sector land and property that could be made available for housing development Establish initiative to enable rapid delivery/transfer. 4. Accelerating the delivery of Local Plan allocations Minimise timescales for allocations process Establish pre app service to enable twin tracking of P/A alongside allocations process Consideration of LDOs. 20
Conclusions Bradford is a rapidly growing city that needs a large increase in all types of housing Key challenges to delivery include geography, market conditions and viability Affordability is a key issue and starter homes can be part of the solution Planning has a key role in delivery of quality homes but is not a barrier Investment strategies and use of public assets could have key role to play in delivery