Better for Developers
Are you a developer? We will work with you to:
Demystify what social value is and help you to understand your contribution
De-risk and shorten the planning application process
Increase your chances of developing partnerships and winning more work
Set clear and simple goals for your business
Amplify and embed the ‘S’ in ESG into established business practices and culture
Establish a clear evidence-based picture of the needs and aspirations in and around your development
Use a social value lense to establish a sound basis on which to base your team's thinking, designs and proposals
Demonstrate to local people and elected officials that you care about understanding and meeting local needs
Provide a sound basis for building long-term trusted relationships between all stakeholders
Enable you to ‘walk the walk’ by efficiently setting simple targets and reporting actual outcomes
Enhance your reputation and brand
Cathedral Group: Moulsecoomb Place
Moulsecoomb Place is a Grade II Listed 18th-century house in the Moulsecoomb area of the English coastal city of Brighton and Hove. In 2022, the Mansion and grounds were purchased by TOWN and Cathedral, with the intention to restore Moulsecoomb Place, the tithe barn and the gardens and devise a use for the property that will provide a benefit for the community. Current plans for the site include student accommodation, leisure and retail units, a community hub, the restoration of the historic gardens, improved access to the nearby Moulsecoomb railway station, greater public access to the gardens and historic buildings, and the creation of an “affordable and sustainable” place to get food and drink.
RealWorth was commissioned in December 2022 by Cathedral Group and TOWN. to produce a social value assessment of the scheme at Moulsecoomb place. The team worked closely with the client to analyse the social impact of this scheme and make recommendations for optimisation of social value for this scheme.
The report demonstrated the potential public benefits of the scheme in a concise manner and supported the planning application for the scheme submitted to Brighton & Hove.
Earls Court Development Company: Earls Court
The Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) are responsible for driving the regeneration of the, circa 40 acres, former Earls Court Exhibition Centre site. In 2021, ECDC appointed RealWorth to measure the social value of the activities associated with the regeneration process and has since been retained as the Development Partnership’s Social Value Advisor to help define and implement its social value strategy.
This long-term appointment seeks to integrate social value into a wide range of functions conducted by ECDC during the planning, design, construction, and occupation phases of the development.
The work that RealWorth is doing is used by ECDC to underpin the design and development of the project, working towards a completed development that has embedded social value at every stage.
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Mount Anvil & Peabody: Friary Park & Burridge Gardens
Developers Mount Anvil and Peabody Housing Association commissioned RealWorth to support their development partnership, developing over 1,600 new homes across two sites in London, over 45% of which will be affordable housing.
RealWorth worked with the development partnership to establish and deliver a Local Partnerships Strategy. This included working with local VCSE’s to establish and deliver partnerships that could operate in the two sites over a 1-3 year period. This project is helping the development partnership to establish and deliver positive social impact for residents and the wider Acton and Ealing communities.
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U+I Plc: Portfolio Review
Now known as Landsec U+I, the company is a specialist mixed-use regeneration developer that has excelled at re-imagining and re-purposing buildings and places that are no longer fit for purpose. In 2021, U+I asked RealWorth to assess the social value of 20 different projects within its portfolio with a combined value of over £1.5bn
RealWorth analysed and reported on the social value created by the U+I developments. RealWorth also provided a series of recommendations highlighting areas of best practice both within U+I and in the wider sector to further enhance the social value potential of the portfolio.
The report was used to show analysts and potential investors how social value featured in U+I’s thinking when they planned for and designed regeneration schemes.
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