Council’s Town Centre Vision 2011 10 Barton Oxford Oxford City Grosvenor 40 residential Co-investment LLP Council Developments development partner to bring Ltd forward development of 885 units on 38ha 2011 unknown Scotswood Newcastle City Barratt/David 265 residential Establishment of Local Council Wilson Homes development a Local Housing Housing and Keepmoat Company Joint Company Homes Venture to deliver trading as 1,800 homes on a New Tyne 66ha (125a) site West in west end of Development Newcastle upon Company LLP Tyne; backing from HCA 2011 15 Sheffield Sheffield City Keepmoat Ltd unknown residential Multi-phase Housing Council and Great development delivery of 2300 Company Places Housing new homes on Group 60ha of council owned brownfield land 2012 15 Slough Slough Morgan Sindall 1000 town centre Phase 1 The Regeneration Borough Investments Ltd development Curve Vehicle Council 2013 20-25 Kier Kent Kent County Kier Group unknown residential 3 Kent County Initiative Council development Council owned sites in Sevenoaks, Canterbury and Swale to provide 152 new homes 2013 unknown Wire Warrington Langtree Real unknown town centre Development of Regeneration Borough Estate Holdings southern Ltd Council development (Wilderspool) gateway 2013 20 Evolution Gateshead Home Housing 347 residential 19 council owned Gateshead Metropolitan Group development sites to deliver Borough 2400 new homes Council Despite the apparent successful creation of up to 20 LABVs in England, our review of the relatively limited literature on the operation and performance of LABVs (2, 15-16, 27) has identified the following barriers that are preventing wider use of the model in the UK: Procurement and partnership Low market values Risk transfer Economies of scale and critical mass Lack of skills, knowledge and expertise Lack of objective evaluation of performance The following section briefly contemplates each of these barriers in turn, before setting out the research methodology that was employed to investigate whether, in
Council’s Town Centre Vision 2011 10 Barton Oxford LLP Oxford City Council Grosvenor Developments Ltd 40 residential development Co-investment partner to bring forward development of 885 units on 38ha 2011 unknown Scotswood Local Housing Company trading as New Tyne West Development Company LLP Newcastle City Council Barratt/David Wilson Homes and Keepmoat Homes 265 residential development Establishment of a Local Housing Company Joint Venture to deliver 1,800 homes on a 66ha (125a) site in west end of Newcastle upon Tyne; backing from HCA 2011 15 Sheffield Housing Company Sheffield City Council Keepmoat Ltd and Great Places Housing Group unknown residential development Multi-phase delivery of 2300 new homes on 60ha of council owned brownfield land 2012 15 Slough Regeneration Vehicle Slough Borough Council Morgan Sindall Investments Ltd 1000 town centre development Phase 1 The Curve 2013 20-25 Kier Kent Initiative Kent County Council Kier Group unknown residential development 3 Kent County Council owned sites in Sevenoaks, Canterbury and Swale to provide 152 new homes 2013 unknown Wire Regeneration Ltd Warrington Borough Council Langtree Real Estate Holdings unknown town centre development Development of southern (Wilderspool) gateway 2013 20 Evolution Gateshead Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Home Housing Group 347 residential development 19 council owned sites to deliver 2400 new homes Despite the apparent successful creation of up to 20 LABVs in England, our review of the relatively limited literature on the operation and performance of LABVs (2, 15-16, 27) has identified the following barriers that are preventing wider use of the model in the UK: Procurement and partnership Low market values Risk transfer Economies of scale and critical mass Lack of skills, knowledge and expertise Lack of objective evaluation of performance The following section briefly contemplates each of these barriers in turn, before setting out the research methodology that was employed to investigate whether, in