Winter 2011 NORTH RuralYORKSHIRE HOUSING ENABLERS Local homes... Local homes for local people for local people What’s new... North Yorkshire Local Investment Plan Although only limited public finances are now 2011– 21...our prospectus for housing available to deliver our investment aspirations, we remain confident that our rural housing We are celebrating the completion of our Local partnership will continue to deliver value for Investment Plan, which is the result of ongoing money, high quality homes and excellent discussions between the North Yorkshire local services for residents. authorities (excluding City of York), North Yorkshire County Council, the Homes and The North Yorkshire Local Investment Plan can Communities Agencies (HCA) and the National be downloaded at: Parks. This aims to support the North Yorkshire www.northyorkshirestrategichousing Housing Strategy 2010 vision: “To make North partnership.co.uk Yorkshire and York an inclusive place where communities are sustainable and residents can Hard copies are available from local have fair access to decent affordable homes authority housing departments on request. and effective support when they need it” Draft National Planning Policy The priorities and key issues within the Investment Plan focus on: Framework Creating better places Following discussions with local authority and Delivering better homes, choice and RP partners the NYRHE Network has submitted opportunity a response to the Draft National Planning Policy Framework, focussing specifically on the Fair access paragraph relating to rural housing. In Across York and North Yorkshire we delivered particular, we have raised concerns about the 1800 new affordable homes in the three years lack of clarity of the wording in this part of 2008- 2011, of which the RHE programme has the draft document and the absence of any assisted us to deliver 549 affordable homes in mention of exception sites, notably the vital our rural communities. This evidences the pivotal role they play in providing much needed role our team of enablers have played in affordable housing in rural areas and the fact enabling the provision of affordable housing in that development of such sites such only be the rural areas across the sub region. permitted where 100% affordable housing will be delivered. A copy of our response can be 2008/8 . 225 rural affordable homes viewed at: 2009/10 . 200 rural affordable homes www.northyorkshirestrategichousing partnership.co.uk 2010/11 . 124 rural affordable homes continued overleaf... Other news... The winners of the awards will be announced at an event in Wakefield on Thursday 17th Rural Discount Homes November 2011. Harrogate Borough Council is currently Should you wish to find out more about the consulting on a number of LDF policies, which project please visit: include a proposal that all exception sites, both allocated and windfall are developed as 50% www.northyorkshirestrategichousingpartnership. affordable rented/shared ownership housing co.uk/ruralaffordablehousinginnorthyorkshire and 50% ‘Rural Discount Homes’. The example of schemes where you find information consultation ends on Friday 4th November on how the project came about, the challenges Should you wish to make representations visit: that the providers faced, lessons learnt and www.harrogate.gov.uk importantly the affordable homes that resulted. Joint Commissioning Lobbying/Promotional Activity Projects – Greenroyd Mill Through our Network links with the Country Landowners’ Association we are raising In our summer edition you will also recall a short awareness of rural affordable housing issues feature on Greenwoyd Mill, Sutton. We are with local landowners through articles in the pleased to tell you that this exemplar scheme LAND and also by exploring the possibility of has been shortlisted for a “Making a difference running a joint event in the New Year. in Yorkshire and Humber awards 2011” – Following our success with the CLA we will be Outstanding Achievement in Collaborative and seeking to meet with local offices of other Partnership Working category. organisations such as the National Farmers Union and the Tenants Farmers Association in the coming months. Greenroyd Mill before development Greenroyd Mill completed scheme Greenroyd Mill completed scheme Greenroyd Mill completed scheme Out and about in our Completed Schemes seven districts... Schemes which have been completed and handed over at: Craven and Harrogate three rented units have been completed as part of a s106 site at Leeming Bar Planning Applications six rented units at Reeth and a mix of Planning applications have been submitted at: shared ownership and rented at Catterick Melmerby and another one is expected Village with Broadacres Housing before Christmas for exception sites within Association Harrogate Borough Housing Need Surveys have been requested Completed Schemes from the parish councils at Ingleby Arncliffe & Cross and Well. This will identify any local Schemes which have been completed and households in need that may result in an handed over at: affordable housing scheme being developed. West Marton, Craven – two units sold at a discount from open market value through Yorkshire Housing Ryedale and Scarborough Wilstrop Lodge, Moor Monkton, Harrogate – two units sold at a discount from open Planning Applications market value through Yorkshire Housing Planning applications have been submitted at: Scraper Lane, Stainsacre NYMNP – Hambleton and Richmondshire A planning application has been submitted by Sanctuary Housing for 6 Community Consultations affordable homes at Stainsacre in the NYM National Park. The proposal is for Community consultations have been taking 3 x 2bed homes and 3 x 3bed homes. place with residents of Osmotherley Area Parish Three homes will be affordable rent and to help shape the planning application for three will be shared ownership. It is hoped 12 Local Homes for Local people due to be that the application will go the November submitted soon. Work with the parish council planning committee has identified a large housing need from local Runswick Lane, Runswick Bay NYMNP – families to remain in Linton on Ouse. Prior to a A planning application has been community consultation a number of willing submitted by Millcroft Homes for 8 landowners have come forward to offer affordable homes at Runswick Bay in the piotential sites. NYM National Park. The proposal is for a Planning Applications mix of 2bed and 3bed homes. The exact tenure of the homes will be determined by Planning applications have been submitted at: the outcome of a parish housing needs Osmotherley – following the second survey which has just taken place in community consultation a planning Hinderwell parish. The developer is hoping application is due to be submitted to to offer several of the homes at a NYMNP for 12 units discounted sale of 60% of market value Schemes On-site Schemes On-site Schemes still in development: Schemes still in development: the affordable housing scheme for 6 rented Westgate, Thornton-le-Dale NYMNP – units on an exception site at Swainby is 12 affordable homes are nearing completion now on site with a view to completion in at Thornton-le-Dale in the NYM National 2012. This follows an intensive period of Park. Sanctuary Housing is building 8 rented community consultation and a successful and 4 shared ownership properties which planning application with NYMNP are due to complete in December 2011 continued overleaf... Pasture Lane, Hovingham – 8 affordable homes are being built at Hovingham as part of a S106 site. Trilandium Homes is building 4 x 2bed flats for rent and 2 x 2bed and 2 x 3bed houses for shared ownership Thornhill View, Glaisdale NYMNP – 11 affordable homes are nearing completion at Glaisdale in the NYM National Park. Sanctuary Housing is building 7 rented and 4 shared ownership properties which are due to complete in January 2012 Completed Schemes Schemes which have been completed and High Street, Lythe handed over at: St. Benedict’s, Ampleforth – 4 affordable 2bed bungalows have just been Selby completed at Ampleforth by Yorkshire Housing. All the rented homes will be allocated to local people Schemes On-site High Street, Wintringham – 1 affordable 2 bed Schemes still in development: house for rent has just been completed as Appleton Roebuck – the ten unit exception part of a S106 site at Wintringham site in Appleton Roebuck is well on its way High Street, Lythe NYMNP – 6 affordable to completion and is on schedule to be homes for rent was completed in Lythe at finished by March 2012. Representatives the end of July on this exception site in the from Broadacres and Selby District Council NYM National Park. The homes were built are now looking at how the homes will be by the Mulgrave Estate and then handed allocated to local people under the new over to Broadacres Housing Association. ‘North Yorkshire Homechoice’ Choice All the homes are now occupied by Based Lettings system. The development residents who have a local connection to has generated a lot of local interest and all Lythe parish that have been involved in the project are really looking forward to seeing the homes being occupied We are here to help…contact your Rural Housing Enabler: ☺ Sarah Close - Craven, tel: 01756 706418 or email: [email protected] and Harrogate, tel: 01423 556844 or email: [email protected] Amanda Madden - Hambleton, tel: 01609 767048 or email [email protected] and Richmondshire, tel: 01748 828755 or email: [email protected] Colin Huby - Ryedale, tel: 01653 600666 ex.354 or email: [email protected] and Scarborough, tel: 01723 232323 ex.2945 or email: [email protected] Carolyn Vaughan-Downes - Selby, tel: 01757 292042 or email: [email protected] This document is available in other languages, large print, braille, audio tape or electronic format on request. Supported by Local Government North Yorkshire & York Housing Board.