Housing Strategy Team
The Housing Strategy team has the responsibility to assess the
housing market in Northumberland and to identify the need for
different types of housing, including improving provision for
Gypsies, Roma and Travellers across the county. We will build up
the information that the district council have already provided and
together with colleagues in Planning we will develop a
Strategic Housing Market Assessment and Strategic Land Availability
Assessment.
The strategy team will concentrate on new
development and the private sector team working on the condition of
the existing stock. We will be delivering a range of housing to
meet the needs of a diverse community. That includes helping
colleagues in the Vulnerable Persons team with projects such as
hostels and supported housing developments. A priority is the
needs of older people and developing options such as Extra
Care.
We will be helping colleagues in the private
sector teams who are working on regeneration schemes where
investment in housing is a key issue.
Blyth Eco Home
If you are interested in applying for housing
or looking at our allocation policy, these are managed by a
partnership of Northumberland County Council and registered Social
Landlords known as Homefinder.
For
further information, on Homefinder click here
If you are interested in rural Housing which
might have a Section 106 agreement you should look at the part of
the Homefinder policy that deals with rural housing and local
lettings agreements.
Strategies
The Northumberland Housing Strategy is
to set out how we will tackle the issues that we have
identified.
The shortage of affordable housing has already
been identified as a key issue for Northumberland. We have been set
a target in the Local Area Agreement to deliver 196 new properties
a year. We will be publishing an Affordable Housing Strategy this
year as part of the main strategy that will set out how we
will deliver those.
During this year we will be consulting on
these strategies and plans.
Please see below the Draft Housing Strategy for 2010 and the
Northumberland Affordable Housing Protocol.
Housing
Strategy Draft 2010
Northumberland
Affordable Housing Protocol
Enabling Officers
The Strategy team have two Enabling officers
who will work on identifying sites and how to develop appropriate
housing. They will be working closely with local communities and
developers including Registered Social Landlords and community Land
Trusts. If you are wondering who to talk to about a site that
could be used for affordable housing or a parish council
identifying a shortage of affordable housing you will want to talk
to one of our enablers.
We have a housing needs and research officer
who will be able to provide assessments of housing need and who
will be working with the enabling team on local needs and
surveys
In South East Northumberland we will be
working on the Northumberland Growth point. One of the
Enabling team is a specific growth point enabler and will be
leading on new housing development in these areas.
Contact Details
John Turnbull
Local Authority Housing Enabler
(North)
Strategic Housing Services
Northumberland County
Council
Allerburn House
Denwick Lane
Alnwick
Northumberland
NE66 1YY
Tel. 01665 511 323
or
Strategic Housing Services
Northumberland County Council
Wallace Green
Berwick upon Tweed
TD15 1ED
Tel. 01289 301 837
Email: John.Turnbull02@northumberland.gov.uk
Vicky Law
Local Authority Housing Enabler (West)
Northumberland County Council
Hadrian House
Hexham
NE46 3NH
01434 652248
Vicky.law@northumberland.gov.uk
Sarah Witherley
Growth Point Housing Enabler (South East)
Northumberland County Council
Bedlington Council Offices
Front Street West
Bedlington
Northumberland
NE22 5TU
Tel: 01670 843481
Sarah.witherley@northumberland.gov.uk
Chris Brinton
Housing Services Manager,Strategy and Enabling
Hadrian House
Hexham
Northumberland
NE46 3NH
Tel:01434 652248
Chris.brinton@northumberland.gov.uk
Nikki Alder
Housing Enabling Coordinator
Northumberland County Council
Hadrian House
Hexham
Northumberland
NE46 3NH
Tel: 01434 652310
Nikki.alder@northumberland.gov.uk
Documents
Housing Strategy
Northumberland
Sub-regional Housing Strategy 2007 - 2011
Northumberland Local Investment Plan
Northumberland
Local Investment Plan
Rural Housing
Affordable
Housing
Housing Need Surveys
Castle
Morpeth Housing Needs Assessment 2007
Wansbeck
Housing Needs Survey 2006
Alnwick
Housing Needs Survey 2008
Blyth Valley
Housing Needs Survey
Tynedale
Housing Needs Assessment
Tyndale
Housing Needs Assessment 2004-2005
Berwick
Borough Council Housing Needs Assessment 2005
Northumberland
Housing Market and Needs Assessment DTZ 2007
Berwick
Housing Needs Report 2008
Alnwick
District Parish Report 2009
Gypsy and Travellers
Strategy
for Gypsies and Travellers in Northumberland
Gypsies and
Travellers Housing Needs Assessment
Hartford
Bridge Site Improvements Bid
Gypsy
and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople Sites- A Regional
Analysis
If you have any queries or require further information regarding
the successful Hartford Bridge Site
Improvements bid please contact Sarah Witherley
on Tel: 01670 843481
Council House Building Programme
Consultation
We are reviewing the current housing
strategy with a view to adopting a provisional strategy covering
the period of 2010-2011. However the aim is to adopt a five year
housing strategy this year that will reflect the refreshed
sustainable community strategy. We will use consultation on the
refreshed Sustainable Community Strategy to pick up key issues
for the housing strategy. We will also be working with our
colleagues in strategic planning who are developing housing
policies for the core strategy of the local development framework.
We will receive feedback from these consultation exercises and plan
to consult formally on housing strategy documents as we publish
them. In the mean time if you want to rise any issues with us or
highlight any needs for your community please contact Nikki Alder
Housing Enabling Coordinator Tel: 01434 652310
Case Studies
ITV Can't Buy, Can't Sell- New
development in Lesbury
Part one of ITV's Can't Buy, Can't Sell series focusses on
people who are finding it difficult to get onto the property ladder
and takes a look at new homes being built.
The report focusses on a new development in Lesbury in North
Northumberland which was completed in May 2010. The development
comprises of 2 and 3 bed family houses and 2 bed bungalows.
Click here to
see the report
St James
Church Hall Case Study
Gentoo
Kickstart Case Study
Townfoot
Steading, Lesbury Case Study
Ladywell
Place, Tweedmouth, Berwick Case Study
Holy-Island
Case Study
