Housing and Land Advisory Board

To improve the range, quality and affordability of housing in the North East; drive economic growth and productivity and support the most vulnerable.

To support the regeneration of our communities, revitalisation of town centres and infrastructure investment that makes the North East an attractive place to live, work and invest. 

The Board will act in an advisory capacity to support:

• the delivery of housing growth ambitions; 
• the alignment of public sector resources to maximise land supply, investment and impact on the delivery of housing through land supply, funding and statutory powers
• Revitalisation of town centres and wider placemaking through alignment of resources 
• Infrastructure investment that will make the North East an attractive place to live, work and invest
• Raising the quality of housing for tenants by working with LAs and DLUHC to work in partnership to share best practice, shape policy and implementation of investment/schemes
• Champion the importance of innovating in homelessness prevention. Establish a Homelessness Prevention Blueprint and shaping policy
• Support the development and delivery of retrofit programmes to raise the standards and efficiency of homes across the North East
• Shaping national housing and regeneration policy
• Championing the delivery of the Strategic Place Partnership and co development of affordable housing investment across the North East

The Board will advise the Cabinet in its role of: 

• Overseeing a strategic approach to the delivery of more and better homes across the North East area - this will enable an improved range of tenures and type of home, including affordable and specialist housing, within the overall number of net new homes 
• Overseeing an integrated long term investment programme to increase supply and the pace of delivery of quality homes from 1,800 per year to 3,000 per year
• Coordinating existing local authority partnerships and delivery vehicles to support the delivery of key housing/regeneration sites, expanding delivery options and remits in line with emerging opportunities
• Identifying opportunities for the assembly of strategic housing sites across multiple public and private landowners, as well as convening the appropriate partnerships and discussions to take these forward
• Overseeing the area’s One Public Estate programme to maximise the use of surplus public sector land for housing and other uses – develop a Public Land Commission with DLUHC
• Identifying opportunities for innovation, including making use of modular build initiatives
• Exploring how assets, further capital investments and delivery vehicles could be used to reduce future revenue burdens
• Exploring opportunities to improve the quality and management standards of private sector properties