On 10 November the Homes and Communities Agency and the National Housing Federation held an event, Learning the Lessons from the Local Investment Plans, in Bristol where partners and colleagues from across the South and South West took part in a discussion over the future of their Local Investment Plans.

1. HCA Practical Tools
Do you know what the HCA has to offer?
Are these tools that are useful ?
What else would be helpful ?
Are there other ways in which HCA can add
value?
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2. HCA Practical Tools
Online communications channels
– Community of Practice
– HCA website
– Best practice and guidance
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3. HCA Practical Tools
Communities and neighbourhoods
– Equal Brighton and Hove
– Regenerating a 1970s housing estate in London
Design and Sustainability
– Urban design compendium
– Best practice and guidance
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4. SIGnet Spatial Intelligence
Graphic network
Free resource bringing together data from:
– Ordnance survey
– Office for national statistics
– Local authorities
– Environment Agency
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5. SIGnet : Empty Homes Toolkit
Guidance to compliment SIGnet tool
Practical advice and information
Developed with local authorities and specialists
Sits alongside HCA funding
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6. Delivery Partner Panel
For local authorities & registered providers
One stop shop for procurement of development
and construction related works
OJEU compliant
– Land assembly & planning
– Design & technical
– Project appraisal
– Etc.
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7. Viability
DCLG Chief Planner advice
refers to HCA Good
Practice Note as tool for re-
negotiation
HCA has developed two
new tools to help us
support Local authorities:
– Area wide viability model
– Individual site viability model
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8. HCA Practical Tools
Do you know what the HCA has to offer?
Are these tools that are useful ?
What else would be helpful ?
Are there other ways in which HCA can add
value?
Thriving communities, affordable homes

9. homesandcommunities.co.uk
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