Communities publications

Approach to community engagement

This publication outlines English Partnerships' approach to community engagement, and the 10 guiding principles we recommend to delivery partners and others involved in working with the community to develop better places to live. Published July 2007

• Approach to community engagement - PDF (803 KB)

Millennium Communities Programme

This brochure sets out progress on the Millennium Communities Programme to date. Published May 2007.

• Millennium Communities Programme - PDF (901 KB)

Carbon Footprint Millennium Communities

This report sets out to calculate a forecast carbon footprint for the Millennium Communities, as part of our monitoring and evaluation process. Published April 2008.

• Carbon Footprint Millennium Communities - PDF (158 KB)
  

Allerton Bywater Millennium Community factsheet

This factsheet aims to keep the local community informed of the progress at Allerton Bywater Millennium Community, Leeds. Published April 2007.

• Allerton Bywater Millennium Community factsheet - PDF (326 KB)

New Islington Millennium Community factsheet

This factsheet aims to provide interested parties with more in-depth information about New Islington Millennium Community, East Manchester. Published September 2007.

• New Islington Millennium Community factsheet - PDF (384 KB)

South Lynn Millennium Community factsheet

This factsheet details the latest information about Yours South Lynn Millennium Community, Kings Lynn. Published November 2007.

• South Lynn Millennium Community factsheet - PDF (384 KB)

Telford Millennium Community factsheet

This factsheet is a more detailed overview of the current progress at Telford Millennium Community, East Ketley. Published July 2007.

• Telford Millennium Community factsheet - PDF (451 KB)

The First Time Buyers’ Initiative Buyers’ Guide

The First Time Buyers’ Initiative (FTBI) aims to make more affordable homes available to first-time buyers priced out of the housing market. It is part of the government’s new HomeBuy low-cost home ownership initiative, and is available in England through 23 regional HomeBuy Agents.

This brochure is intended to provide first time buyers a guide to the First Time Buyers’ Initiative, their eligibility, buying process and contact details. Published April 2008.

• The First Time Buyers’ Initiative Buyers’ Guide - PDF (103 KB)
  

London-Wide Initiative (LWI) Buyers’ Guide  

This guide sets out the process that key worker buyers need to follow if buying homes on schemes developed by the LWI partners Key London Alliance or Countryside. Published June 2008.

• London-Wide Initiative Buyers’ Guide - PDF (727 KB)

For information on key workers homes on schemes developed by the LWI partners First Base, please visit www.firstbase.com.

A Guide to the Housing Partnership

This brochure highlights how joint working has become embedded in the culture of both organisations and describes some of the work we are doing together on a number of key projects. These projects exemplify how our organisations and staff are working together to across the country. Published January 2006

• A Guide to the Housing Partnership - PDF (921 KB)

Milton Keynes Image and Reality (1992)

Authors: Terence Bendixson and John Platt
ISBN 0-906782-72-4

An inside account of the planning and implementation of Britain´s grandest garden city, this book is not so much about the people of the city as the creators of the place in which they live. Sourced from the minutes of the board of the Milton Keynes Development Corporation, local newspapers and taped interviews with prime movers in the building of the city, this book will be of interest to professionals involved in planning and development on a grand scale or to those who know Milton Keynes well.

Price £14.95 +£3.50 P&P, available from:

C. Montgomery
English Partnerships
414-428 Midsummer Boulevard
Central Milton Keynes
MK9 2EA
UK

tel: +44(0) 1908 353616
fax: +44(0) 1908 353771
e-mail: cherylmontgomery@englishpartnerships.co.uk

Milton Keynes Planning Manual (1992)

Milton Keynes is the largest urban development project ever undertaken in the UK: a city with an ultimate population of more than 200,000 people. The original Master Plan broke new ground in establishing a flexible framework for development rather than a predetermined set of proposals. In implementing this flexible plan, Milton Keynes Development Corporation refined its planning policies over 25 years. These policies, described in the Planning Manual, make up "best planning practice" for Milton Keynes as it had evolved by the early 1990s. Published by the Development Corporation in 1992, this publication is a useful source of information for urban planners and students in both the UK and abroad.

Price £9.50 paperback (280pp size A4), £19.50 hardback + £3.50 P&P, available from C. Montgomery (see contact details above).

Milton Keynes Planning Manual

Reprinted 1994.

• Executive summary - PDF (2 MB)

Also available free of charge from C. Montgomery (see contact details above).

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Urban Regeneration Companies: Coming of Age

Uniting private and public sector partners, URCs are independent companies established by the relevant local authority and Regional Development Agency (RDA), working alongside English Partnerships and other local stakeholders including employers, amenity groups and community representatives. This brochure sets out the success of the URCs formed to date, and includes contact information for all 16 English URCs. Published May 2004.

• Urban Regeneration Companies: Coming of Age - PDF (340 KB)

Land Stabilisation Programme

The Land Stabilisation Programme aims to remove blight from built-up areas or enable regeneration or inward investment. This brochure sets out our approach to funding, project ownership, methodology for assessing applications and sets out the current and completed projects. Published April 2006.

• Land Stabilisation Programme - PDF (842 KB)

Greenwich Peninsula, The first ten years

In 2007 we celebrate the first 10 years of regeneration on Greenwich peninsula to create a vibrant, sustainable neighbourhood. This brochure tells of our experience so far, and includes stories from people who live and work on the peninsula. Published October 2007.

• Greenwich Peninsula, The first ten years - PDF (889 KB)

Greenwich Peninsula

This brochure highlights the achievements to date in our work on the Greenwich Peninsula, as well as the history and vision for the site. It also outlines the future plans for the development of the Millennium Dome and the positive impact that this is expected to have. Published November 2004.

• Greenwich Peninsula - PDF (1.5 MB)

This Guide explains how to assess the additional impact or additionality of a regeneration project. It draws upon the input of industry experts and real life examples gathered from across the field of regeneration and housing. Published October 2008.

• Additionality Guide - PDF (617 KB)