Update on:• Regional Housing Strategy

• Gypsy and Traveller Site Grant 08-09• Monitoring• Strategic Housing Market Assessments

research (SHMA project)• Projects ideas for 08-09• Sub-National Review (SNR)

South West Regional Housing Strategy

• Published 2005

• Needs updating… but

• Transitional document / report

Gypsy and Traveller Site Grant• Only one bid round in 08-09 (deadline 31 July)

• Guidance and supporting info at www.communities.gov.uk/publications/housing/gypsytravellergrants

• Open to local authorities and housing associations

• £5 million available

• Please progress your bids; support available from Em Poore, GOSW

Monitoring• Annual Monitoring and

Implementation Report just published on website

www.southwesthousingbody.org.uk

• PSR outputs - we will be asking!

Please respond.

• Completions

Regional round-up of Strategic Housing Market Assessments

(SHMAs)• Summary of all SHMA findings• Evaluation of SHMAs• Impact on policy

• (Partly) addresses call for “quality check”• Results will go on website• 27 June “Challenge event”

Projects 08-09

• Projects funded to date available on website

• Open to your ideas for regional-level projects 08-09

• Let us know now or complete form in delegate pack

For further information visit www.southwesthousingbody.org.uk

Sub National Review• South West Regional Development Agency to

become Regional Planning Body• New Single Regional Strategy • Future of Regional Housing Body and Regional

Housing Strategy / Regional Housing Pot functions after 2010?

• Consultation document on Sub National Review (SNR) published 31 March 2008

New Democratic Arrangements

Regional Funding Allocation

• Components: Housing, Economic Development, Transport and ??

• Regional advice to Government

• Guidance in July