The Government’s housing and regeneration agency unveiled its next five-year Strategic Plan on the 16th of May, setting out how it will support communities and families by enabling the delivery of more good quality, affordable homes alongside the regeneration of towns and cities across England.

The updated plan (underpinnded by £16 billion of HM Government funding) is both a call-to-arms and an offer to the entire housing and regeneration sector.

It sets out how, working with its partners, the Agency can deliver a revitalised built environment across England that serves the needs of all communities.

Alongside the Agency’s ongoing desire to work with all organisations in the housing and regeneration sector, the strategic plan also commits Homes England to working in a more place-based way – tailoring its powers, funding, expertise and technical capacity to the specific challenges faced in different parts of the England.

The Agency’s revitalised mission is underpinned by five objectives:

• Support the creation of vibrant and successful places that people can be proud of, working with local leaders and other partners to deliver housing-led mixed-use regeneration with a brownfield-first approach.
• Facilitate the creation of the homes people need, intervening where necessary to ensure places have enough homes of the right type and tenure.
• Build a housing and regeneration sector that works for everyone, driving diversification, partnership working, and innovation.
• Promote the creation of high-quality homes in well-designed places that reflect community priorities by taking an inclusive and long-term approach.
• Enable sustainable homes and places, maximising their positive contribution to the natural environment and minimising their environmental impact.

Rachel Maclean, Minister for Housing, said:

Creating high-quality and sustainable homes that people can be proud of is an absolute priority for this Government. We continue to work with partners and developers to facilitate a brownfield-first approach to meet local housing needs for local people.

That is why we are supporting Homes England’s Strategic Plan which will help deliver the affordable, well-designed homes the country needs, in the places people want them.

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