Pre-release flash cards 2024

National Housing Federation

National Housing Federation

A national UK organisation that tries to shape national policy and help housing associations can deliver their social purpose

Household

a person or group of people living in a single residence

Housing crisis

In the UK involves millions of people living in unaffordable or unsuitable homes

Homelessness

An extreme form of poverty defined by lack of permanent shelter to live in.

Amenities

a desirable or useful feature or facility of a building or place such as electricity supply

Affordable housing

housing that people on low/limited income are able to afford to buy or rent

Brownfield sites

Land that has been built on before and is to be cleared and reused. These sites are often in the inner city.

Greenfield sites

Land that has not been built on before, usually in the countryside on the edge of the built-up area.

Urban sprawl

The process of urban areas expanding outwards, usually in the form of suburbs, and developing over fertile agricultural land.

Rural-urban fringe

A zone of transition between the built-up area and the countryside, where there is often competition for land use. It is a zone of mixed land uses, from out of town shopping centres and golf courses to farmland and motorways.

CPRE

Council for the Protection of Rural England

Urban regeneration

The revival of old parts of the built‐up area by either installing modern facilities in old buildings (known as renewal) or opting for redevelopment (ie demolishing existing buildings and starting afresh).

Rural areas

Regions of farms and small towns

Garden settlement

A holistically planned new settlement that enhances the natural environment and offers high-quality affordable housing and locally accessible work in beautiful, healthy and sociable communities.

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

A part of the countryside that is designated for conservation due to its natural beauty.

High Weald

Area of ancient countryside mad eup oif small mixed farms south of Tonbridge in Kent and East Sussex

Nature conservation

work that protects natural resources including wildlife, rivers, forests and other natural landscapes.

Sustainability

meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

Walkable community

Communities where goods (such as housing, offices, and retail) and services (such as transportation, schools, and libraries) that a community resident or employee needs on a regular basis are located within an easy and safe walk.

Floodplain

The land adjacent to a river that can flood

Renewable energy

energy from a source that is not depleted when used, such as wind or solar power.

Local Authority Plan

Where a a local planning authority in consultation with its community, set out a vision and a framework for the future development of an area.

Traffic congestion

heavy traffic making it difficult to move around a town or city

Infrastructure

the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, and power supplies) needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

Sustainable settlement

A settlement that manages its social, environmental and economic characteristics to meet current and future needs

Affordable housing

homes for sale or rent at what is considered an affordable price for the local area

Sustainability

meeting the social, economic and environmental demands of the present without compromising the same for future generations

Allotments

a type of community garden (a plot of land) made available for individual, noncommercial, gardening for growing food plants.

Orchards

a piece of enclosed land planted with fruit trees.

Commuter settlement

A settlement specifically made for people who commute their main place work.

Mortgage

a legal agreement by which a bank, building Society etc. lends money at interest in exchange for taking title of the debtor’s property (loan to buy a house)

Were the houses that were built in 2022 below the government target/demand?

Yes

Were the houses that were built in 2022 above the government target/demand?

No

What is the difference in the government target for building new houses and the number of houses built in 2022?

130,000

Graph pattern of new housing supply (figure 1)

decrease, increase, plateau

Where is projected housing growth highest in 2018 - 2028?

South-west

Where is projected housing growth lowest in? 2018 - 2028?

London

Is there evidence of the north south divide?

Yes

What’s the difference in £ per head in London and south west?

£126

What is the average house price in England?

£244,954

Where in England is the highest cost of living?

London

How many times smaller is the average house price in North East compared to London?

x3.5 times smaller

How many times smaller is the average household income per person in North East compared to London?

x1.5 times smaller

Is the proportion of average house price an average household income the same in London, as it is in north east

no

What is the average of the total supply of new affordable housing from 2008 to 2020?

50,000

What percentage of house of need to be affordable?

50

Is the total supplier of new affordable housing meeting the target?

no, it’s meeting a third of the target

Is the CPRE against or for Greenfield building?

Against

Is the CPRE a reliable source?

Not as much because they are biased

What law is stopping urban areas from merging together?

Greenlaw

Is there enough brownfield site to satisfy the demand for housing?

no

What example is there of brownfield development?

Bristol

Do farmers field or housing estates have more wildlife?

Housing estates

How is Tudeley Village characterised?

It’s characterized by greenery since it’s a garden settlement and so the housing is around greenery

How does AONB affect the development of Tudeley Village?

It makes it very restricted in the ability to be developed

How does the railway line encourage the development?

there are good links to which means that people can commute to work in London

What are the cons of the development?

It is built for over 30 years which is a very long time; loss of greenery

What are the pros of the development?

there will be affordable housing which in figure 1 was shown to be lacking; There will be leisure and business opportunities allowing small businesses to thrive; that will be a lot which allow people to grow their own food; That will be a nursery and primary and secondary schools, which is very impressive

What are the social features of Tudeley Village?

Housing, open space, community and movement

What are the environmental features of Tudeley Village?

Open space and movement.

What are the economic features of Tudeley Village?

Mixed use

What hints are there that there will be no heating and modern waste collections?

because builders have no control over these measures, and the word ‘considered’ (in the adapted Tunbridge Wells pre

How is the development of Tudeley Village risky?

It solves the housing problem but promises services after a number of houses have been built. In many cases services aren’t given the companies don’t make money from them.

What are the consequences given for the development of Tudeley Village?

Press services, more traffic and congestion, and the infrastructure will not support such a large development

What evidence is there that Tudeley Village will be a commuter settlement?

Repetition of new railway station providing min to London, all commuter settlement links to London