Description
Job Purpose:
To promote and facilitate the provision of new housing throughout the area by working with a range of partners such as DLUHC, Homes England, registered providers, private developers, parish councils, local landowners, and communities. The role involves working proactively with development and community interests to remove barriers and facilitate the increased delivery of new homes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and maintain a Housing Strategy for the Council.
- Maintain an up-to-date understanding and awareness of different available opportunities designed to support housing growth and the delivery of the Council's Housing Strategy.
- Explore and promote these opportunities with key partners as a means of supporting housing delivery.
- Take a key role in enabling and optimizing the delivery of affordable housing.
- Act as the key link between stakeholders to meet the Council's affordable housing objectives.
- Identify and facilitate potential development opportunities and delivery mechanisms, including using innovative solutions such as land assembly.
- Identify stalled sites where national funding could unlock development.
Negotiation Role:
- Lead complex negotiations with housing developers, Registered Providers, and other partners to secure an appropriate supply, level, mix, and quality of affordable housing within new developments.
- Reviewing commenting on affordable housing provisions within s106 agreements including those with project viability issues.
Engagement in Development Process: