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This is the website for the South West Observatory Housing and Planning Module with data, information and analysis about housing and planning in and about South West England.

The Housing and Planning Module is provided by the Homes and Communities Agency (South and South West) and SWO Core Unit. Please let us know if you have any thoughts on how we could improve our site and, of course, email if you have any specific housing or planning-related questions that you need answers to.

*** See slides from the launch of the Housing and Planning Module - 29/11/2011***
HCA Planning Map
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Housing and Planning Updates 
INTERACTIVE HOUSING AND PLANNING GLOSSARY - Containing explanations and updates on a number of housing and planning related terms. Read more.
PLANNING MAPS - Navigate between all local authority (upper tier/county and district) planning websites using our new interactive South and South West planning maps. Use the interactive planning maps now. 
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING - What is neighbourhood planning, why does it matter and what could it mean for your community? Find out in this new Neighbourhood Planning section.
AFFORDABLE RURAL HOUSING E-LEARNING MODULE - Find out about the new HCA e-learning module covering affordable rural housing from 'Learn at HCA'. Covering land identification, planning, rural housing partnerships, community-led affordable housing, design and sustainability, local authority allocation processes and older and vulnerable people in rural areas, this 90 minute online module will help you get a better understanding of the issues and will highlight some of the best examples and sources to help in your work. Sign up. 
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  • New homes for South Normanton
    Work is underway on new homes for South Normanton which will help address the desperate need for affordable housing in the area. The £3.4 million scheme, part funded by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and delivered in partnership with Bolsover District Council and Westleigh Developments,... 17 May 2013
  • Work to begin on North East Sector development
    Work is set to get under way on a major new development that will deliver homes, employment, leisure space and a new primary school in Crawley's new 'North East Sector'. read more 20 May 2013
  • Looking forward to independence in the community – celebrating the opening of Lee Court, Hoylake
    The culmination of three phases of an innovative newbuild development in Hoylake, Wirral, integrating a mixture of housing for the elderly as well as young people with a range of physical and learning disabilities, was marked with an official opening by constituency M.P. and Minister for Disabled... 16 May 2013
  • New lease signed in Ancoats
    M2 Global Investments have reached agreement with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to move into prime office accommodation at 27 Blossom Street in the heart of Ancoats Urban Village. read more 16 May 2013
  • Work begins on catalyst for Bournemouth regeneration
    The regeneration of Bournemouth town centre passed a significant milestone today as an official turf cutting heralded the formal start of building work on a five-storey apartment block. The £12 million development, on the former council-owned surface car park at Leyton Mount, will house 64 flats... 14 May 2013
  • Cathedral Group secures Hermes Real Estate and Get Britain Building backing for Bromley town centre regeneration
    Cathedral Group PLC will partner with Hermes Real Estate Investment Management Limited (HREIML) to deliver its mixed-use Bromley South Central Scheme, which is set to transform Bromley town centre over the next two years. read more 13 May 2013
  • First new build mutual homes for Rochdale
    Six Rochdale families are settling in to their new homes, after Rochdale Boroughwide Housing (RBH) completed six four bedroomed homes on Waithlands Road in Newbold . The development at Newbold marks the first new homes to be delivered by RBH as a mutual organisation. Local firm Casey won the... 09 May 2013
  • Derby development becomes second in country to achieve BREEAM certificate
    Derby's £100m Castleward scheme has become only the second development in the country to achieve accreditation from BRE for its overall sustainability. Castleward, which is currently undergoing redevelopment by Compendium Living to become a new residential neighbourhood, has achieved a 'good'... 29 April 2013
  • Northern Ireland minister and housing chiefs visit Northmoor for regeneration inspiration
    Northern Ireland's minister for social development visited Great Places' flagship Manchester regeneration area, Northmoor, as part of a whistle-stop tour of some of the region's finest regeneration programmes. Nelson McCausland and a party of high-ranking civil servants met residents and Great... 09 May 2013
  • VOPAG further strengthened by appointment of Jon Rouse
    Jon Rouse, Director General, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships at the Department of Health, is the final member to be appointed to the HCA's Vulnerable and Older People Advisory Group (VOPAG). The appointment follows the recent announcement of new members to the Group. read more 08 May 2013

South West Observatory Update

NEW Health and Wellbeing: Implementing the Act - See new presentations from our latest event looking at the implications of the Health and Social Care Act 2012. See more. 

NEW SWO responds to claimant count statistics consultation. See more.

Welfare Reform: Challenges, Impacts, Evidence - See the presentations and resources from our latest event, looking at the challenges of welfare reform. See more.

Forecasting, Planning and Admissions: Getting Pupil Numbers Right - Access all the presentations from our pupil numbers forecasting event, looking at the policy context, funding education and lifelong learning plus the role of the Community Infrastructure Levy. See more.

Job Centre Plus Statistics - Read SWO's response to the consultation on changes to Job Centre Plus vacancies statistics. See more.

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News from the South West Observatory Network
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  • West of England Quarterly Reports & Survey
    Through the West of England LEP website you'll now find the Executive Summary to the West of England LEP Quarterly Economic Bulletin and the Barriers to Growth Survey Report. These documents are available to download from the LEP website at... 02 May 2013
  • Business West's Quarterly Economic Survey
    Access the latest Quarterly Economic Survey results for the South West, compiled by Business West. The Business West quarterly survey provides a regular assessment on the economic situation of local business and is a valuable source of intelligence for businesses, politicians and policy makers. ... 24 April 2013
  • PMI Report highlights decline in business activity for second successive month
    Business activity in the South West private sector declined for the second successive month in March. However, the rate of reduction was fractional. New business also fell for the second month in a row, and at a modest pace. Backlogs of work declined solidly, while staff numbers fell only... 15 April 2013
  • Latest Culture Module Finding the Dots
    Read the Culture Module's latest April edition of Finding the Dots, with lots on cultural research and policy developments. Please email any feedback or questions to culture@swo.org.uk. 14 April 2013
  • April Update - South West Business Tracker
    The South West Business Tracker has just been published providing 'real-time' information about the performance of some of the most significant publicly traded businesses in the region. The April 2013 update to the Business Tracker highlights the continued strong performance of the stock market... 03 April 2013
  • Economic Survey highlights first quarter progress thanks to service sector
    The Q1 2013 British Chambers of Commerce's Quarterly Economic Survey (QES) shows that the economy has made progress, but there are still some mountains to climb before it is fully back on track. The new survey, made up of responses from more than 7,000 businesses, shows that most key balances in... 02 April 2013
  • Total and youth unemployment increases in the last month, but overall decline over the past year
    Please note that these figures, sourced from NOMISweb, are not seasonally adjusted, and so may differ from those published elsewhere. Last week's claimant count release highlights that the total number of working age people (16-64) claiming Job Seeker's Allowance in the South West increased from... 25 March 2013
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