Launched in 2016, by Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP), the Unlocking Stalled Housing Sites Programme was setup to unlock stalled housing projects and increase the housing population within the Greater Birmingham, Solihull, South Staffordshire and North Worcestershire areas. The provision of quality housing is essential to the continued economic growth of the region.
The £9m Fund is managed by Finance Birmingham, offering support through grants, loans and equity funding. The Programme was set up to accelerate the delivery of housing sites where, for various reasons, development had stalled and intervention was needed to bring it forward.
There is a final call for applications that must be submitted before the end of December 2019 to andygreen@financebirmingham.com.
Expressions of interest for capital finance for scheme delivery must also meet the additional criteria:
Applicants wishing to apply should fill electronically an “Expression of Interest” form and a "State Aid Assessment" Form; both can be downloaded below. Completed forms, along with a letter from the relevant Local Authority setting out the status of any planning applications and that it supports the scheme subject to an appropriate Planning Application, should then be sent to andygreen@financebirmingham.com.
Unlocking Stalled Housing Sites Expression of Interest (EOI) form.doc
State Aid Assessment Form.doc
Once an EOI form has been submitted, a member of the Finance Birmingham property team will review the information and will contact you regarding the next steps of the application process.
For more information about the Unlocking Housing
Fund or to enquire about the application
process call Andy Green in our office on
0121 233 4903 or email andygreen@financebirmingham.com
Unlocking Stalled Housing Prospectus.pdf