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	Southwark faces an acute housing need with over 12,000 families on the waiting list and over 2,000 children currently living in temporary accommodation. The council has one of the most ambitious council housebuilding programmes in the country with a commitment to build 11,000 brand new council homes by 2043. Over 600 council homes have already been delivered, and more are on the horizon, but with available land in short supply the council is looking at new and innovative ways to build more housing. This includes a special focus on unlocking potentially hundreds of new homes with upward extensions on existing blocks. But the council is also aware of the impact this will have on people living in the affected buildings and has drafted a series of principles and commitments to maximise the benefits and minimise the impacts on residents.		Southwark faces an acute housing need with over 12,000 families on the waiting list and over 2,000 children currently living in temporary accommodation. The council has one of the most ambitious council housebuilding programmes in the country with a commitment to build 11,000 brand new council homes by 2043. Over 600 council homes have already been delivered, and more are on the horizon, but with available land in short supply the council is looking at new and innovative ways to build more housing. This includes a special focus on unlocking potentially hundreds of new homes with upward extensions on existing blocks. But the council is also aware of the impact this will have on people living in the affected buildings and has drafted a series of principles and commitments to maximise the benefits and minimise the impacts on residents.

−	Cllr Leo Pollak, Cabinet Member for Social Regeneration, Great Estates and New Homes, said: ~~“Rooftop housing has a great potential to not only deliver hundreds of high-quality new council homes and improve existing homes, but also to help decarbonise the development supply chain.”~~	+	Cllr Leo Pollak, Cabinet Member for Social Regeneration, Great Estates and New Homes, said:

−	~~Cllr Pollak continued: “We’ve spoken~~ to ~~residents about the opportunities and challenges linked to rooftop housing and the kind~~ of ~~preferences that were raised were things like their desire to remain on the top floor, being prioritised for the~~ new homes and ~~improvements being made~~ to the ~~rest of the block~~.	+	“Rooftop housing has a great potential to not only deliver hundreds of high-quality new council homes and improve existing homes, but also to help decarbonise the development supply chain.

−	“Unlocking a new dimension of council housing supply like this is not going to be straightforward, but we are driven by the potential for hundreds, potentially thousands of new council homes in our borough. We plan to offer a quicker on-site construction time by doing most of the building off-site, [giving] first refusal on the new homes to those living underneath, and improvements to the existing block, with any costs associated with the new homes – such as a new roof, lift and landscaping – non-rechargeable to leaseholders~~,” added Cllr Pollak~~.	+	“We’ve spoken to residents about the opportunities and challenges linked to rooftop housing and the kind of preferences that were raised were things like their desire to remain on the top floor, being prioritised for the new homes and improvements being made to the rest of the block.
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		+	“Unlocking a new dimension of council housing supply like this is not going to be straightforward, but we are driven by the potential for hundreds, potentially thousands of new council homes in our borough. We plan to offer a quicker on-site construction time by doing most of the building off-site, [giving] first refusal on the new homes to those living underneath, and improvements to the existing block, with any costs associated with the new homes – such as a new roof, lift and landscaping – non-rechargeable to leaseholders.

	“We are also developing an accompanying rooftop design guide that will detail some of the best options to complement and enhance an existing block well, maximise internal living and amenity space and solutions for connecting new homes to existing services.”		“We are also developing an accompanying rooftop design guide that will detail some of the best options to complement and enhance an existing block well, maximise internal living and amenity space and solutions for connecting new homes to existing services.”
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−	One of the ways the council is promising to minimise the impact of existing residents is to build rooftop homes in a modular form, off-site and crane them onto adapted blocks, significantly shortening the time construction is on site. Residents living immediately underneath the new homes will be given the first opportunity to move into them, so people previously living on the top floor will have the chance to stay on the top floor and in a brand-new home. The vacated properties will ~~them~~ be made available to those on the waiting list.’	+	One of the ways the council is promising to minimise the impact on existing residents is to build rooftop homes in a modular form, off-site and crane them onto adapted blocks, significantly shortening the time construction is on site. Residents living immediately underneath the new homes will be given the first opportunity to move into them, so people previously living on the top floor will have the chance to stay on the top floor and in a brand-new home. The vacated properties will then be made available to those on the waiting list.
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−	~~The development principles were discussed at the cabinet meeting on Tuesday 17 September. The full report is available online.~~	+
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−	~~= Rooftop development principles =~~	+
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−	~~Southwark’s offer to residents affected by rooftop development comprises:~~	+
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−	* Building the homes off-site so the on-site installation on adapted blocks is as brief as possible.	+
−	* First options on the new homes to all residents living immediately underneath them (including an offer to leaseholders to ‘move their equity upstairs’), with newly vacated homes made available to the wider housing register.	+
−	* Accompanying improvements to the existing block, with any new roof, lift or landscaping directly associated with the building of the rooftop homes being non-rechargeable to leaseholders.	+

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−	This article was previously published on the IHBC website in October 2019 under the title: ‘Southwark Council plans new principles for bespoke programme of rooftop development’. It can be accessed [https://ihbconline.co.uk/newsachive/?p=24134 HERE.~~] [https://ihbconline.co.uk/newsachive/?p=24134 https://ihbconline.co.uk/newsachive/?p=24134~~]	+	This article was previously published on the IHBC website in October 2019 under the title: ‘Southwark Council plans new principles for bespoke programme of rooftop development’. It can be accessed [https://ihbconline.co.uk/newsachive/?p=24134 HERE.]

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= Introduction =

In October 2019, Southwark Council outlined its plans to introduce a set of principles, or promises to residents, to guide a proposed bespoke programme of rooftop development aiming to provide vital new council housing.

= Tackling the housing shortage =

Southwark faces an acute housing need with over 12,000 families on the waiting list and over 2,000 children currently living in temporary accommodation. The council has one of the most ambitious council housebuilding programmes in the country with a commitment to build 11,000 brand new council homes by 2043. Over 600 council homes have already been delivered, and more are on the horizon, but with available land in short supply the council is looking at new and innovative ways to build more housing. This includes a special focus on unlocking potentially hundreds of new homes with upward extensions on existing blocks. But the council is also aware of the impact this will have on people living in the affected buildings and has drafted a series of principles and commitments to maximise the benefits and minimise the impacts on residents.

Cllr Leo Pollak, Cabinet Member for Social Regeneration, Great Estates and New Homes, said: “Rooftop housing has a great potential to not only deliver hundreds of high-quality new council homes and improve existing homes, but also to help decarbonise the development supply chain.”

Cllr Pollak continued: “We’ve spoken to residents about the opportunities and challenges linked to rooftop housing and the kind of preferences that were raised were things like their desire to remain on the top floor, being prioritised for the new homes and improvements being made to the rest of the block.

“Unlocking a new dimension of council housing supply like this is not going to be straightforward, but we are driven by the potential for hundreds, potentially thousands of new council homes in our borough. We plan to offer a quicker on-site construction time by doing most of the building off-site, [giving] first refusal on the new homes to those living underneath, and improvements to the existing block, with any costs associated with the new homes – such as a new roof, lift and landscaping – non-rechargeable to leaseholders,” added Cllr Pollak.

“We are also developing an accompanying rooftop design guide that will detail some of the best options to complement and enhance an existing block well, maximise internal living and amenity space and solutions for connecting new homes to existing services.”

= Maximising offsite construction =

One of the ways the council is promising to minimise the impact of existing residents is to build rooftop homes in a modular form, off-site and crane them onto adapted blocks, significantly shortening the time construction is on site. Residents living immediately underneath the new homes will be given the first opportunity to move into them, so people previously living on the top floor will have the chance to stay on the top floor and in a brand-new home. The vacated properties will them be made available to those on the waiting list.’

The development principles were discussed at the cabinet meeting on Tuesday 17 September. The full report is available online.

= Rooftop development principles =

Southwark’s offer to residents affected by rooftop development comprises:

* Building the homes off-site so the on-site installation on adapted blocks is as brief as possible.
* First options on the new homes to all residents living immediately underneath them (including an offer to leaseholders to ‘move their equity upstairs’), with newly vacated homes made available to the wider housing register.
* Accompanying improvements to the existing block, with any new roof, lift or landscaping directly associated with the building of the rooftop homes being non-rechargeable to leaseholders.

= About this article =

This article was previously published on the IHBC website in October 2019 under the title: ‘Southwark Council plans new principles for bespoke programme of rooftop development’. It can be accessed [https://ihbconline.co.uk/newsachive/?p=24134 HERE.] [https://ihbconline.co.uk/newsachive/?p=24134 https://ihbconline.co.uk/newsachive/?p=24134]

Other articles by IHBC on Designing Buildings Wiki can be accessed [[IHBC_articles_on_Designing_Buildings_Wiki|HERE]].

= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

* Additionality.
* Air rights buildings.
* Built to suit.
* Case study.
* Client requirements.
* Community infrastructure levy.
* Cost-benefit analysis in construction.
* Desk study.
* Developer.
* Existing use value.
* Future proofing.
* Hope value.
* Investment.
* Investment property.
* Legal agreements.
* National Planning Policy Framework.
* Residual valuation.
* Site selection and acquisition.
* Site appraisal.
* Site surveys.
* Speculative construction.
* Technical due diligence.
* Vendor survey.
* Yield.

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