regeneration

Helping to develop sustainable communities
through urban regeneration

calfordseaden continue to work in Partnership to develop sustainable communities through urban regeneration with leading affordable Housing Providers, local authorities, private developers and other stakeholders to develop sustainable communities through urban regeneration . We are involved on number of exciting and challenging initiatives including projects such as Bermondsey Spa, Southwark (2,000 new homes, of which 40% are affordable, and a range of new community and social well being facilities), Packington Square, Islington (840 new mixed tenure homes, 2 new landscape squares, a canal side park and the reprovision of existing shops and community facilities) and Orchard Village, Havering (550 new homes, including private for sale, shared ownership and affordable housing).

The professional services required by our clients have in more recent times been drawing upon our project management, programming and cost management expertise. We offer our clients, and ultimately their customers, various added value and key benefits including:

• A multi-disciplinary Practice, working with public sector housing clients and private developers;
• A comprehensive understanding of mixed tenure and mixed use schemes, involving Registered Providers, private developers, contractors, local authorities and other public bodies;
• Significant experience and commitment to procuring projects on a Partnering basis, having been involved with Partnering-led developments of varying size and complexity over the last 20 years;
• A detailed understanding of the development procurement process, including formulating build contracts, development & key legal agreements, particularly on multi-phased, major redevelopment projects;
• Experience of interpreting and advising clients on designs necessary to ensure compliance with various statutory and funding body requirements;
• Creative design expertise to unlock hidden development opportunities and achieve value for money;
• An extensive cost database for residential mixed-tenure and mixed-use schemes;
• Practical and detailed knowledge of strategic infrastructure and programming issues, and experience in delivering cost effective and workable timetables;
• In depth experience of the due diligence and other pre-development activities necessary to secure planning consents and minimise project risk;
• Detailed experience of local community and other stakeholder consultation;
• Experience in interpreting housing needs surveys and other information for decant programming and masterplan design purposes;
• In-depth knowledge of both traditional and modern construction methods;
• Extensive expertise in innovation and sustainability; and
• Knowledge and experience of employment and training schemes