South Yorkshire’s mayor has signed a deal with Homes England to support its ambitious housing development plans.
The combined authority has signed a memorandum of understanding to enter into a strategic place partnership.
The SPP for South Yorkshire will focus on developing a robust pipeline of investment-ready proposals, supporting growth and regeneration solutions around places, and increasing the affordable housing provision in the area.
Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield are expected to be the focus of the plans.
Homes England chief executive Peter Denton said: “South Yorkshire’s leaders have an appetite for growth and a pipeline of ambitious, transformational housing projects. This SPP will help to realise the untapped potential of South Yorkshire, driving forward the delivery of high-quality, affordable housing growth and regeneration across the region.”
South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard said: “Signing a memorandum of understanding with Homes England is an important signal of intent, a demonstration of our commitment to making sure everyone in South Yorkshire has a place to call home. That partnership offers us the chance to bring in more investment from both government and housebuilders, so we can build the homes we need. And that need is acute.”
South Yorkshire currently needs around 2,000 affordable homes, and has a plan to build 5,000 homes in total.
Homes England and South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority already have previously worked together on a number of projects. This SPP will significantly increase the scale of collaboration through identifying strategic objectives for further joint working.
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