South Kilburn Regeneration / Complex Consortium
Client
Delivering
affordable homes and creating communities
This £700 million scheme is providing around 1500
new private and 1500 new affordable homes, together with the
associated infrastructure and transport improvements, a new school,
healthy living centre, community space, offices and sports
facilities. EC Harris has provided a comprehensive service to
manage the project through its competition phase and master
planning; a precursor to a tenant ballot and proposed Large Scale
Voluntary Transfer.
This is one of the largest regeneration
projects in London. It aims to create a revitalised and sustainable
community. The complex consortium delivering this consists of
leading house builders, Bellway Homes and Taylor Wimpey plus Hyde
Housing Association.
The challenge has been to develop a scheme
that meets the aspirations of existing residents and the
requirements of the key statutory stakeholders including: the Local
Authority, the Department for Communities and Local Government, the
Greater London Authority and South Kilburn New Deal for
Communities. The objective being to deliver a vibrant, sustainable
community that will obtain a ‘yes’ vote from tenants and is
financially deliverable with a timetable and programme that
minimises disruption to existing residents.
Creating solutions
The existing masterplan for the New Deal for
Communities area was revitalised to address and refine viability
issues. The consortium’s approach created new plans for homes and
the broader environment that suited higher density living and
focused upon an engagement plan for key stakeholders; to ensure
input at the right time and right level. Innovative financial
modelling has provided transparency of financial viability and the
sharing of benefits. This has enabled analysis of opportunities
adjacent to the masterplan area that could be brought forward early
in the schemes life to create cross subsidy.
Adding value
Regular project and tenant steering group
meetings were instigated to ensure that the community’s aspiration
for a safer, cleaner, efficient and desirable place to live was
achieved. A common purpose has been instilled in the development
team comprising: the client team, planning consultant, master
planner, architect, engineer, environmental consultant and EC
Harris. The common goal is to create a high quality ‘landmark’
scheme on time and with the best price and value.
Effective value engineering throughout the
design process and effective engagement with the supply chain has
enabled a long term commitment to construction cost savings to be
made; with all negotiations being agreed on an ‘Open Book’ basis.
Further value has been created by using experienced house builders
which has enabled the targeting of higher sales values.
The scheme is considered as being ‘Value for
Money’ by the Department for Communities and Local Government in
providing gap funding. Overall project savings commitments and
increased value are reducing the project deficit. An ‘open-book’
policy has simplified interaction of the parties and promoted value
for money capture.
A transparent approach with residents is
instilling the community with trust in their prospective landlord
and its development partners with EC Harris continuing to make an
active contribution through the project and tenant steering
group.
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