Policy and Property Strategy Ampthill and Flitwick

Cornerstone Assets were commissioned to review the sites owned by the Council in Ampthill and Flitwick, including Houghton Lodge, to explore options to use these assets to:

1. improve customer service and reduce operational costs;
2. deliver older peoples housing, to contain adult social care costs and reduce under-occupation of family housing;
3. deliver housing and/or other development to meet local needs;
4. generate capital and revenue income such that the development is self-financing and/or generates additional surplus funds, and
5. facilitate place shaping, particularly in Flitwick

Our work included a desk-top review of property and policy information; engagement with key property, regeneration and service officers; site visits and high level structured analysis’ programme level development viability modelling; and the formulation of strategic options for the Council.