Case studies

Plymouth City Council – supporting access to home-ownership Innovation topic: Investment in new flexible, affordable housing products

South Cambridgeshire District Council – forming a new housing company Innovation topic: Local authority housing company and the use of rural exception sites

Ashford Borough Council, Chilmington Green – establishing a community management organisation Innovation topic: Long-term community stewardship of large-scale new development

Gateshead Council – using local assets to back regeneration and housing development Innovation topic: Local authority led Innovation topic: Local authority led partnership to develop new mixed-tenure homes

Oxford’s Old Fire Station is the base for an innovative social enterprise providing training for homeless people within a popular public arts venue.

This is the second case study in One Public Estate's 'Unlocking the value in public sector assets', published in 2017.

Region: North West, West Midlands Theme: Health and Social Care (in OPE), Regeneration The challenge The Lancashire OPE Partnership is faced with the challenge of providing better services against a background of public and health sector reform, whilst improving the satisfaction of their growing communities.

Region: North West, West Midlands Theme: Integrated Public Services

Region: Central Theme: Regeneration, Integrated Public Services, Housing (in OPE)

Bolton Council has been producing a fortnightly housing update and has been circulating it to a wide audience including councillors, council staff and external partners.