Quality Counts 2013 to 2014. Key findings in North East, Yorkshire and the Humber.

1. Successful places
with homes and jobs
A NATIONAL
AGENCY
WORKING
LOCALLY
Quality Counts 2013-14
Key findings in NEYH
Don Keskeys and Helen Forman
Design Managers
4th February
Sheffield University

2. Quality Counts 2013-14 NEYH
 11 schemes selected for QA across the NEYH
(21 in 14/15)
 Review achievement of scheme commitments
 Seek feedback from residents, partners and local
authorities
 Share learnings with our colleagues and partners
through contract review meetings and seminars
 National feedback / lessons learned – annual
report - Quality Counts

3. Quality Counts
 Annual report
 Analysis of quality audits (CA)
results carried out by OA DMs
 Evidence based, resident satisfaction
and partner feedback
 Key findings each year
 Informs partner design workshop agenda in OAs
 Outcomes support future policy work and business planning
 13-14 Report now published
www.gov.uk/government/publications/affordable-homes-
programme-quality-counts

4. Quality Counts 2013-14 NEYH
Resident Satisfaction

5. Quality Counts 2013-14 NEYH
High scores:
 size and layout
 doors and windows
 lighting and power sockets
 heating
 ventilation
 sound insulation
 privacy
 neighbourhood
 appearance
 communal areas (flats)
Resident Satisfaction
Lower scores:
 front garden
 back garden
 parking
 storage

6. Quality Counts 2013-14 NEYH
Building for Life: Average Score 14.5
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BFL scores Quality Audits 13/14

7. Quality Counts 2013-14 NEYH
HCA Building for Life scores during 11-15 programme
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Average BFL score in NEYH

8. Quality Counts 2013-14 NEYH
HCA Average Building for Life scores for 11 schemes in NEYH
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9. Building for Life 12
Street & Home
9 Streets for all
Are streets designed in a way that encourage low vehicle
speeds and allow them to function as social spaces?
10 Car parking
Is resident and visitor parking sufficient and well integrated
so that it does not dominate the street?
11 Public and private spaces
Will public and private spaces be clearly defined and
designed to be attractive, well managed and safe?

10. Building for Life 12
9 Streets for all
Are streets designed in a way that encourages low vehicle
speeds and allows them to function as social spaces?
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

11. What kind of environment will
the streets present?
Materials and street furnishings
create a home zone with
pedestrian priority.
Car parking is integrated into
this space.
Entrances to houses marked
with arrows to demonstrate
how the design will create an
active street.
Streets for All
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

12. Safe for pedestrians?
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

13. Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space
Safe for Pedestrians?

14. Building for Life 12
10 Car parking
Is resident and visitor parking sufficient and well integrated
so that it does not dominate the street?
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

15. Maximise the activity between
the street and the house
Do not put courts at the back of
the block until front parking has
been exhausted
Ensure that parking is overlooked
Use Secured by Design Principles
and consult your ALO
Car Parking
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

16. Empty Parking Courts
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

17. Empty Parking Courts
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

18. On plot / on street parking
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

19. Building for Life 12
11 Public and private spaces
Will public and private spaces be clearly defined and
designed to be attractive, well managed and safe?
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

20. Public and Private Space
To what extent will private
gardens be provided?
How secure will these be?
Simple diagrams show
relationship between the
buildings and the street;
how public and private
spaces will relate to each
other and how views from
buildings provide overlooking.
Diagram shows how depth of
set-back can define zones and
activities.
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

21. Boundary Treatment
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

22. Boundary Treatment
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

23. Boundary Treatment
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

24. Boundary Treatment
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

25. Landscaping – thought through?
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

26. Whose space?
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

27. Back Gardens
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

28. Back Gardens
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

29. Communal landscaping
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

30. Communal landscaping
Streets for All Car Parking Public and Private Space

31. Scheme review
 Regional Design Review
 Local Design Review
 Secured by Design
 Design Manager Review
At RIBA Stage 2 or before
helen.forman@hca.gsi.gov.uk
don.keskeys@hca.gsi.gov.uk