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T HE T ERRIER THE JOURNAL OF ACES - THE ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF ESTATES SURVEYORS & PROPERTY MANAGERS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR VOLUME 19 - ISSUE 1 - SPRING 2014 ACES OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF MANAGING PUBLIC PROPERTY FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD Delivering solutions FIRST CLASS ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES — MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN ASSET MANAGEMENT | CORPORATE REAL ESTATE CONSULTING DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT FUND MANAGEMENT | HOUSING CONSULTANCY | OCCUPIER SERVICES PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT | PROCUREMENT AND OUTSOURCING PLANNING | PROJECT AND BUILDING CONSULTANCY | PROPERTY MANAGEMENT | RATING | SUSTAINABILITY | TECHNICAL ASSURANCE TOWN CENTRE DEVELOPMENT | TOWN PLANNING | TRANSACTIONS STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE REGENERATION JOHN KEYES PAUL ELLIS [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0)161 235 8990 +44 (0)20 3296 3120 ANDREW SMITH KEITH HARDMAN [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0)113 233 7306 +44 (0)113 233 7334 www.dtz.com/uk/publicsector C895_Update to ACES advert_v01.indd 1 3/14/2014 9:05:27 AM Delivering T HE T ERRIER solutions THE JOURNAL OF ACES - THE ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF ESTATES SURVEYORS & PROPERTY MANAGERS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR VOLUME 19 - ISSUE 1 - SRPING 2014 CONTENts EDITORIAL ACES National Betty Albon ACES Council meeting - Tim Foster..............................................04 Membership news - Tim Foster....................................................05 Firstly, I would like to thank all our advertisers who have renewed for 2014. Your continued support is valued. I am Professional also pleased to thank our 2 new advertisers, Carter Jonas and Development viability - Clare Winnett.........................................06 Lambert Smith Hampton. DCLG Transformation Fund..............................................................10 Government land release - Ann Carter-Gray...........................11 This edition contains Clare Winnett’s presentation on development viability at the Annual Meeting, which is Planning review mechanisms - Charles Solomon.....................13 complemented by another article on negotiating planning High streets - Paul Swinney...........................................................17 agreements, particularly relating to affordable housing. Of Vacant offices research - Kevin Muldoon-Smith......................20 course, Portas features, with a controversial piece from the CPO - Housing Act 1985 - Stan Edwards.....................................24 Centre for Cities on why the government’s initiatives are too RICS Conference...................................................................................28 narrow. This view is supported in the follow-up article from Effective asset management - Miles Hooton...............................29 Northumbria University on office vacancies. Collaboration - Neil Webster..........................................................31 There are pieces on village greens following recent Entrepreneurial councils - Derek Rowell...................................33 judgements, performance indicators, capital regeneration, Wales county farms - Charles Coats..........................................35 land reclamation, business rates initiatives, valuation, and Town and village greens - Edward Dixon....................................36 branch reports, many of whom are now providing valuable Town and village greens - Christine de Ferrars Green............39 CPD. I am particularly pleased to see the rural branch Business Rates Retention - Roger Messenger.......................42 contributing – keep them coming! Valuation update - Daniella Barrow...........................................44 London regeneration - Kevin Joyce..............................................46 Another continuing theme is collaboration, with a number Land reclamation - Toks Osibogun...............................................48 FIRST CLASS ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO of member-led articles featuring good practice examples. All in all there are 30 pieces, so a full edition. Even more Energy Act - Jaime Blakeley.......................................................50 LOCAL AUTHORITIES — MAKING CHANGE HAPPEN encouraging is that over half are written by ACES members. Community Ownership Forum.......................................................52 That’s not in any way to discourage our private sector friends 3i Studio software - Mike Andrew................................................53 ASSET MANAGEMENT | CORPORATE REAL ESTATE CONSULTING and colleagues who are happy to share their valuable Performance monitoring - NaPPMI.............................................55 DEVELOPMENT CONSULTING | FACILITIES MANAGEMENT expertise. FUND MANAGEMENT | HOUSING CONSULTANCY | OCCUPIER SERVICES Branches news PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT | PROCUREMENT AND OUTSOURCING The content of these articles are not the opinions of the Rural - 10 years - Charles Coats........................................................59 PLANNING | PROJECT AND BUILDING CONSULTANCY | PROPERTY Editor or ACES. MANAGEMENT | RATING | SUSTAINABILITY | TECHNICAL ASSURANCE London - Ade Adebayo........................................................................60 TOWN CENTRE DEVELOPMENT | TOWN PLANNING | TRANSACTIONS Cover photo: City of London Crest, venue for ACES Council Eastern - Duncan Blackie.....................................................................60 meetings. Heart - Richard Allen...........................................................................61 North East - John Read.......................................................................63 STRATEGY AND DEVELOPMENT AND PERFORMANCE REGENERATION Other interest areas JOHN KEYES PAUL ELLIS Suffolk Scribbler.....................................................................................64 [email protected] [email protected] +44 (0)161 235 8990 +44 (0)20 3296 3120 ANDREW SMITH KEITH HARDMAN [email protected] [email protected] 3 +44 (0)113 233 7306 +44 (0)113 233 7334 www.dtz.com/uk/publicsector THE TERRIER - SPRING 2014 C895_Update to ACES advert_v01.indd 1 3/14/2014 9:05:27 AM ACES National ACES COUNCIL MEETING NOTES, 17 JANUARY 2014 Tim Foster, ACES Secretary 21 members attended the meeting held received. However there were certain It was recommend that 3 Fox at the Guildhall, City of London. of his suggestions which generated International be requested to provide a particularly interest, including possible fee proposal to act as marketing advisers Financial matters videoing of the conference, provided to ACES, and that any fee structure Ian Doolan would be doing the accounts any published material was kept to should be related to performance until the end of this financial year, 30 just short clips; feedback forms for targets and also take into account June 2014 and thereafter Willie Martin delegates to complete at the end of the the profit already generated by ACES would be responsible. A report was conference was a good idea; members on conferences; a working group considered and it was agreed that were fairly unanimous that the President be established to look at classes of the treasurer in his next report to should have the ultimate say on the membership and whether any new Council would provide more detailed venue for his/her conference; the idea categories could accommodate people information. The treasurer further of a Wednesday/Thursday conference working in the private sector. reported that he was looking into format was well received; members suitable software which would match agreed that the website was outdated Leeds University the requirements of the association and Andrew was asked to encourage all Malcolm Williams reported that the going forward. branches to appoint a website owner course had now received the approval of who would take some kind of control of both boards and would almost certainly Marketing the content; members agreed that ACES be proceeding in September 2014. The Secretary circulated the marketing should be represented at a couple of He was presently carrying out more report by Fox International. The external conferences a year to further its work on the modules and he further comprehensive report outlined image. reported that an ACES member could the strengths and weaknesses that be appointed as an external moderator Toby Fox perceived in the ACES The secretary also circulated a report for the course. The University was also organisation. The report suggested from the president, senior vice looking for RICS to validate the course. establishing a 3-year plan to allow for president and junior vice presidents revitalisation of the annual presidential on the potential way forward for Future meetings and conferences conference, consideration, planning ACES which highlighted particular The secretary reported that the and establishment of workshop and PR points that members might want to following meetings are the Presidential programmes and refresh of The Terrier, consider. It was agreed that a working Conference on 11/12 September and stabilisation of revenue surplus. group be set up to take on board 2014, and the Annual meeting on 14 Council recommendations; the idea November 2014, both to be held in A detailed discussion took place of sponsored regional workshops be London. on the many points raised in the explored by a nominated group. report. The report was generally well 4 THE TERRIER - SPRING 2014 MEMBERSHIP Tim Foster, ACES Secretary I list below the changes in membership between 1 January and 31 March 2014 New members approved Resignations