making the most of durham total place glyn hall head of housing durham county council

Making the most of Durham Total Place

Glyn Hall

Head of Housing

Durham County Council

National Pilot Programme

• How a whole area approach to public services in a local area can lead to better services and outcomes at less public cost.

• Whole systems/ Partnership approach across all layers of Government

• 13 local pilots reported in February 2010

Why housing in relation to regeneration?

Altogether Wealthier

• Relationships with business

• Housing

• Culture and Tourism – City of Culture bid

• Transport

Durham Recommendations

Total Housing Investment in Durham 2007/08 = £726m

43%

32%

17%

8%Private Developers £311m

Home Owners £230m

Public Sector Revenue £127m

Public Sector Capital £58m

Total Housing Investment in Durham 2008/09 = £595m

31%

32%

26%

11%Private Developers £183m

Home Owners £190m

Public Sector Revenue £157m

Public Sector Capital £65m

Progress since February

Making the most of Total Place – Common Themes

Making the most from Total Place

Resource intensive but worthwhile

• Building relationships & partnerships

• Gathering and using evidence

Benefits of putting customer/ citizen at the heart of proposals for change..............but change needs to be addressed at all levels of Government

Long term aim – ‘Total Capital’Fully integrated place-based regeneration

• Delegated place-based programme

• Single pot with flexibility to vire at local level

• Builds on MAA/ city-region model

• Supported by strong sub regional governance

• Avoid perverse incentives identified in deep dive work

Fit with potential new Government delivery models

• Place-based budget proposals

• Assets and capital pathfinders

• Local Economic Partnerships