1. Developing a World City
Affordable Housing Delivery in the City of Westminster
Overcoming Land, Cost and Infrastructure Limitations
Tristan Samuels
Head of Development

2. Westminster – A Unique Place to Live & Work
A World Heritage site
Home to the Monarchy and the Government
A Tourist Destination and a World City
A Business Hub
A Home

3. Cllr Nickie Aiken, Leader of Westminster City Council
City for All 2017/18
Global City, Strong Neighbourhoods, Thriving Community
“City for All in 2017/18 will focus on 3 new priorities. We will put civic leadership and responsibility in the heart of all we do. We will promote opportunity and fairness across the city. We will set the standards for a world class city. My priorities will be underpinned by an open, working partnership between our residents, businesses and stakeholders”
Cllr Nickie Aiken, Leader of Westminster City Council

4. Target – New Housing City for All 2017/18
The Leader has stated that Westminster is committed to building 1,850 more affordable homes in the next five years.
We need to create more intermediate housing for those on middle incomes.
“Currently around 25% of the housing stock in Westminster is social but we cannot continue where only 1.5% of new housing stock is built as intermediate.”
Q. How will this be supported?

5. Targets – New Housing (Continued)
City for All 2017/18 (Year3)
Targets – New Housing (Continued)
Potential Policy Changes - to be proposed and consulted on
The aims is to support the delivery of affordable homes in the Borough
Flipping the current 60:40 social to intermediate housing ratio
City Plan Task Force to review of our planning policies to ensure they are fit for purpose and delivering the right conditions for growth whilst ensuring the benefits of prosperity are spread evenly.
Developers want transparency, certainty and speed, and the city wants more homes
We intend to review and refresh our policies to move towards a tariff based system for affordable housing, lobbying where appropriate for legislative change to enable us to move away from negotiation on viability and focus on transparency and deliverability

6. Infrastructure Targets
City for All 2017/18
Infrastructure Targets
“Having thrown down the gauntlet to developers to provide more affordable homes, we must recognise that our city is not purely residential but is also a thriving economic hub.”
Adult education, skills and apprenticeships promoted to support employment opportunities.
Schools and Technical Colleges
A programme of place-making projects.
Tackling rough sleeping.
Rationalisation of the operational portfolio (Hubbing)
Air Quality

7. Westminster’s Development Pipeline
Challenges - Where to build?

8. Westminster’s Development Pipeline
Challenge’s / Obstacles
The Market - Prime Central Property prices
Right to Buy
Vacant Possession
Maximising the Councils Effectiveness
Partners & Procurement
Local infrastructure

9. Westminster’s Approach to Creating Great Places
Solutions / Development Tools
2010 Housing Regeneration Strategy
Housing Zone funding and GLA support / EFA / S106
CPO
S203
District Heat Networks – PDHU and Church Street DHN
Social Value, Enterprise Space & Employment opportunities
Partnerships – Developers, Contractors & funders
Utilities companies – Planning the City / Local Areas

10. Westminster’s Development Pipeline
KEY INDICES FOR 2016/17 – Short Term Pipeline
WESTMINSTER IS CURRENTLY DELIVERING
670 NEW HOMES – are in construction on 7 sites with 228 of these being intermediate rent and 126 being social housing.
1,090 NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL PLACES – are in construction to support the shortfall of secondary school places within the borough.
A NEW UTC –Providing 300 places for years olds, it is split between 6th Form & college style vocational training.
10,000 SQM OF NEW SPORTS & LEISURE – New sports provision in the North of the Borough

11. Westminster’s Development Pipeline
Dudley house, North Wharf Road, Paddington – Intermediate Housing and Marylebone School for Boys

12. Westminster’s Development Pipeline
UTC Ebury Bridge Development – Mixed use combining Residential and University Technical College (UTC)

13. Westminster’s Development Pipeline
Medium Term Pipeline (Projects delivering in the next 5 years)
DELIVERABLES
869 NEW HOMES – With 52 of these being intermediate rent and 281 being social housing. This mix is being reviewed.
8,000 SQM OF NEW B1 (OFFICE)
4,000 SQM OF D1 (COMMUNITY SPACE)
1,800 SQM OF RETAIL
A Long Term pipeline also exists and can deliver substantially more but is still being developed and is predominantly based around large area regeneration projects