Housing Strategy and Development More Homes West Dunbartonshire SHIP/New Build Programme 2020-2025 October 2019 1
More Homes West Dunbartonshire October 2019 Background • WDC has been supportive of the Scottish Government’s drive to provide 50,000 new affordable homes by April 2021. • The new Strategic Housing Investment Plan (SHIP) sets out the affordable housing plans to 2025. • The period beyond 2021 is one of uncertainty in terms of Government Policy and funding commitment. • WDC remains committed to developing new affordable housing. 2
More Homes West Dunbartonshire October 2019 The key objectives of the programme are to provide: • New fit for purpose, energy efficient, accessible council homes including specialist and larger provision • Homes to assist with the Homelessness applications of 1000 each year and housing list of almost 4,000 applicants • Assist with the regeneration of housing estates and to re- provision housing which was not fit for purpose. • Right type of houses in the right places at the right price! 3
More Homes West Dunbartonshire October 2019 The More Homes West Dunbartonshire programme 2018 - 2021 will see an estimated investment of over £70m in council house building to deliver the current programme; this will be supported through initial estimated Scottish Government grant funding of around £25m . 4
More Homes West Dunbartonshire To April 2018 WDC had delivered 161 new homes through the More Homes West Dunbartonshire programme, often linked to demolition of hard-to-let properties, such as shown below at Haldane. More than 300 more are planned to be provided in before April 2021. Design Completion Demolition 5
More Homes West Dunbartonshire October 2019 Bellsmyre, Dumbarton Completed 2014 6
More Homes West Dunbartonshire October 2019 Our Provisional Programme to 2025 – 510 units • St Andrews High School, Clydebank 126 • Dumbarton Harbour 45 • Creveul Court, Alexandria 22 • Haldane Primary School 58 • Aitkenbar Primary, Bellsmyre 55 • Clydebank East ex MSF site 54 • Queens Quay, Sites B & C, Clydebank 60 • Pappert, Alexandria 30 • Clydebank Health Centre 60 7
More Homes West Dunbartonshire October 2019 • Former St Andrew’s Schools Site, Clydebank 126 homes, including a 5-bedroom assisted living unit. 8
More Homes West Dunbartonshire Housing Association Programme to 2025 around 800 units including: • Dumbarton Harbour - Dunbritton HA 150 • Queens Quay – Cube/Clydebank HA 156 • Muir Road, Bellsmyre – Caledonia HA 66 • Highdykes – Caledonia HA 49 • Faifley Bowling Club - Knowes HA 15 • Dalquhurn, various sites - Caledonia HA 75 • Dumbarton Road, Old Kilpatrick Link HA 40 • Bellsmyre Regeneration – Caledonia HA 60 9
More Homes West Dunbartonshire Cost of the new SHIP programme: • Future Scottish Government funding plans remain uncertain. We estimate that around £55M of grant will be made available over the next 5 years. • However, the estimated costs stands at approximately £77M. Consequently the programme is likely to be subject to amendment. 10
More Homes West Dunbartonshire In our drive build more homes, it is important not to lose sight of quality. Other key elements of our programme include: • Partnership with the Health and Social Care Partnership to provide specialist and supported accommodation • An emphasis on larger sized properties to meet the needs of larger families • The West Dunbartonshire Design Standard • Energy Efficiency; the importance of reduced energy consumption and carbon • Partnership with developers to deliver community benefits such as local employment. 11
More Homes West Dunbartonshire The WD Design Standard In 2015, WDC introduced a Design Standard requiring all new homes being supported by Affordable Housing Supply Programme grant to meet a higher level of specification, particularly with regards to energy efficiency. We were the first Council to adopt such an approach. An updated and enhanced version was approved by the Council in February 2019. 12
More Homes West Dunbartonshire Currently a ll homes in the AHSP must: • Comply with Building Regulations • HfVN (HSGN 2004/12) – unless exceptional circumstances for empty homes • Must Refer to SG design and placemaking policies • Silver Standard (currently optional but incentivised) but our Standard also requires… 13
More Homes West Dunbartonshire Key elements of the WD Standard • Silver Standard or higher – Compulsory • Generous floor areas are stipulated • Energy use monitoring devices provided • Kitchens with dining space • Bathrooms with windows encouraged • Extra hall space for wheelchair/pram/bike • External: Designing Streets encouraged • All G/F to be fully wheelchair accessible standard with a minimum of 10% across the project • Home office space provided and wifi provision encouraged • Dementia Friendly elements. 14
More Homes West Dunbartonshire WD Design Standard: Hill St, Brucehill, Dumbarton …the first to be built to the design standard. 15
More Homes West Dunbartonshire The WD Design Standard The outcome: • Warm, safe, accessible and affordable homes • Tenants’ energy bills estimated to be at least 30% lower than those for comparable properties • Delivered within budget • Futureproofed • WDC Standard has been widely praised and emulated by other local authorities. 16
More Homes West Dunbartonshire Beyond 2021 - The Council has a commitment to build on the success of its new build programme beyond 2021 but there are challenges. Challenges • Ongoing Scottish Government support funding: and have we demonstrated Value for Money to justify this? • Cost pressures brought about by rising standards and labour supply • Availability of sites: limited and often more difficult sites remain. 17
More Homes West Dunbartonshire Being Ambitious Going Forward Our aim is to build on our successes thus far by • Continuing to develop new affordable housing • Continually improving our Design Standard for example through better energy efficiency and more flexibility in the new homes • Looking at introducing Zero carbon/Passivhaus system homes into the programme • Consider innovation in the way we deliver the programme via for example through the new Scotland Excel framework. 18
More Homes West Dunbartonshire Any questions? Contact: • Jamie Dockery, Senior Housing Development Officer, Housing Development and Homelessness Team Housing and Employability 01389 737366 Jamie.dockery@west-dunbarton.gov.uk 19
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