Homes England strikes new strategic partnership with combined authority

The region needs around 2,000 more affordable homes and has an ambition to build 5,000 homes across all tenures in total, according to the mayor. 

“We also need to build the right types of homes for those people growing older across our region,” Mr Coppard added. 

The partnership’s other objectives will be “developing a robust pipeline of investment-ready proposals”, as well as “supporting growth and regeneration solutions around places”. 

SPPs are among the ways that Homes England works with places to “advance locally led housing growth and regeneration”, according to the agency.

Peter Denton, chief executive of Homes England, has previously talked of the partnerships being a way to “pool resources” to help “place-based growth and regeneration”.

In May last year, Homes England agreed an SPP with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. 

A pilot SPP was launched with Greater Manchester Combined Authority in June 2022. 

On the latest agreement, Mr 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.”