Development

Mid Wales Housing Association develops affordable housing across Powys and Ceredigion. We work closely with local communities and are keen to hear about sites where there are development opportunities.

This may include a site you wish to sell, a site you wish to develop where we could purchase some or all of the completed properties or where we could purchase part of the site or properties where a Section 106 Agreement is in place to develop affordable housing.

We may also consider sites which are partly developed or where properties have been completed already. Properties we acquire or develop must meet certain key standards – please see the minimum requirements section below.

We do not often consider purchasing individual properties that are for sale.

Minimum Requirements For Our Housing

For Housing Associations to access the Social Housing Grant from the Welsh Assembly, their properties must meet the requirements listed below. Please bear in mind that whilst these are the most current versions of the requirements, the Welsh Assembly will from time to time amend and revise these.

We will therefore make sure that we have the most up to date information available in this section:



	Welsh Housing Quality Standards (WHQS) July 2008 By 2012 all Housing Association properties will have to meet these standards and consequently any properties we acquire need to meet these standards. This document contains details of the WHQS guidance (July 2008). >> Download this file




	Design Quality Requirements (DQR) July 2005 Design Quality Requirements for new build properties and existing dwellings - this is the minimum standard set by the Assembly that Housing Association properties must meet. This document contains the requirements for both new build and existing dwellings. >> Download this file




	Lifetime Homes The Design Quality Requirements state that one of the many standards that Association properties must meet is the Lifetime Homes standard, which aims to make properties fit to meet the changing needs of tenants through their lives. More information can be found on the Lifetime Homes website: >> View this Website




	Secured By Design All Housing Association properties must meet the Secured By Design criteria and information on this initiative can be found on the Secured By Design website: >> View this Website




	The Code For Sustainable Homes In 2008 the Welsh Assembly raised the standard for the development of all new Housing Association homes, stating that all new homes must meet at least Code for Sustainable Homes Level 3. In future years this standard is likely to be raised to Code Level 4 or 5, so developments planned for future years may need to think about meeting the higher levels of the Code. More information about the Code can be found on the Code For Sustainable Homes website: >> View this Website

Social Housing Grant

In early December 2008, the Welsh Assembly announced that it would make available to Housing Associations extra Social Housing Grant to stimulate the building economy and increase the availability of affordable housing.

In order to be responsive to the current market, some of the minimum standards have consequently been relaxed. Therefore, if you have properties which are COMPLETE or PART COMPLETE but do not necessarily meet the above standards, we still want to hear from you.

Developer Enquiry Form

If you would like to get in touch with us, please complete the form below:

Your Contact Details
Name
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Town
County
Postcode
Telephone (main)
Telephone (other)
Email Address

Site/Development Details
Please provide full details of the site/development i.e. location / current & proposed usage / size of the site / land or package deal / number of units / size of units e.g. 2 bed 3 person house. (If a map or any plans are available in an electronic format, then please attach them at the bottom of this page)

Are you the owner of the site? Yes No
(If not, please provide details of the site owner below)

Please describe the current planning status of the site/development (e.g. No current planning approval for housing / Outline planning approval granted or submitted / Detailed planning approval granted or submitted)

Is the site within the development boundary?

Is there a Section 106 Agreement in place for the development? (A Section 106 agreement is often a requirement of planning approval to provide affordable housing on the site – if you have a copy, please attach it at the end of this form)

At what stage is the development? (e.g. undeveloped land, on site, completed dwellings)

If the development is currently on site, what is the projected date for completion?

Have you approached any other Housing Association? Please state who you have approached.

Have you had discussions with the Local Authority about housing need or planning, for example? Please give details if so.


Additional Documentation
To help us, please attach any of the following documents by using the Browse facility below. Site location plan or details of the property Site layout plan The planning consent The Section 106 Agreement Only 1 document of the following type can be attached with a maximum size of 10Mb: Microsoft Word (.doc or .rtf) Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) Text File (.txt) Zip File (.ZIP) If you wish to send us multiple documents, please use a utility such as 7-Zip or WinZip to compress/archive multiple files into a single zip file and attach that instead.

Please Note: The enquiry form must always be completed in full, as your documentation alone cannot be accepted.

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