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COMMUNITY ASSET TRANSFER & DEVELOPMENT TRUSTS

Margaret Craig Kathleen Smyth

@devtrustsni @NICommRights Development Trusts NI

CAT POLICY FRAMEWORK 2014

• An NI Executive’s Commitment to “invest

st in soci cial al ente terpris rise growth to increase sustainability in the broad community sector”

• Defines CAT as “a change

ge in managemen agement t and/or ow

• wnership

rship of land or buildings, gs, from

• m public

c bodies s to to comm mmunit nities ies”

• Spectrum

trum ranges es from

• m managemen

agement t ag agreeme eements nts to to lease ases to to full

• wnership

ship

CAT POLICY FRAMEWORK

• CAT

T produce ces s a range of benefits its for r the comm mmuni nity, public c sector

• r and third

sector

• r
• CAT

T presents ts opportuniti unities es and challenges lenges

• Raise

se awareness s & promo mote comm mmuni nity y ownership ship

• Learn

n from

• m experien

ence ce of others rs & dr & draw w on case ase study dy examples ples

BROUGHSHANE

This project was one of Northern Ireland’s first Community Asset Transfers (CAT). Aim of the project was to acquire Broushane PSNI station that closed in 2013 to develop a community resource. Two parties were interested in acquiring the asset - valued at £145k. Rather than engage in direct competition, with the help of DTNI the two parties came together to develop a community housing project for over 55’s and social enterprise space.

BROUGHSHANE

• DTNI engaged the 6 key stakeholders in a partnership

process.

• DSD (now Dept for Communities)
• PSNI Estates Management
• Land & Property Services ( LPS)
• NI Housing Executive (NIHE)
• Local Council’s Economic Development Unit
• Triangle Housing Association
• Funding to purchase and develop the asset was

secured through a cocktail of funding via loan finance and grants. Total project costs £435,000.

• In Feb 2016 a planning application was submitted for

10 new housing units, 3 social enterprise units and 1 apartment with a delivery timeline of 23 months.

• Building work started on the site in Sept 2016.
• In Dec 2017 the first tenants moved into the new

community space.

BROUGHSHANE

Key Learning:

• Partnership - pulling together to realise the vision of both social partners
• Confidence – to take risks to deliver ambitions using loan finance
• Economy – the project delivered by looking beyond government funding to

bring new sustainable investment to the village

• Wellbeing – made an impact on social isolation and employment through

the business units.

OPEN HOUSE FESTIVAL

• Non profit

fit charita itable le organisa nisation tion

• Est

Establi ablish shed in Belfast t 1999 99 and moved to to Bangor gor 2013 13

• Missi

sion

• n:

: Transf sforming

• rming people

e and places es throug ugh Festiv tivals ls and Event ents

• Vision

ion: To contrib tribut ute to to regenerat neratio ion of the local l econom nomy, creat ate e positiv tive e soci cial al impact, ct, increa ease se civic vic pride and develop

• p cultura

ral l to touris rism

OHF & BANGOR COURTHOUSE

• Built

t 1866 66 & is a L List sted building

• Vacant

nt since ce 2013 13 following wing decommi

• mmissioning

ssioning of NI Courts ts & Tribunal nal Service vice

• Owned by Department

tment of Justice tice

• OHF

F acquiring ring through h CAT T process cess

OHF & BANGOR COURTHOUSE

• Expect

ct to to take e full ownership ship April il 2020 20 at at nil cost st

• Project

ect cost st £1.3m 3milli llion

• n
• OHF

F have secured over £500k 00k

• Awaiti

ting ng decisi sion

• n from
• m Nat

ation ional al Lotter ery y Herita tage ge Fund for £854 54k

• Perman

manent nt home me for Open House se Festiv ival al & will provi vide de 4 key service vices

• Springboa

board for future capita tal l project cts

OHF & BANGOR COURTHOUSE

Open House se wi will develop

• p 4 key service

vices:

• Multi

ti-purpos rpose event, t, business ss & performance

• rmance

space

• Occasi

asiona

• nal

l pop-up up café

• Offic

ices/ s/me meeting ting rooms

• ms
• Rehear

arsal sal space for r creativ ative e groups ups and

• rganisations

anisations

MARKET TUNNELS PROJECT

1932 1932 Today

MARKET TUNNELS PROJECT

Tunnels from Market Community (South side) Tunnels from Lanyon Place (North side)

MARKET TUNNELS PROJECT

• Planning

ng Permiss mission ion Grant nted 2015 15 (Soc

• cial

al Econ

• nom
• my

y Child Day Care, Café & Comm mmuni nity y Gym

• £3.6

6 million lion funding g secured d for Project ect 2015/2016 15/2016 (Belfas lfast t City y Council ncil, , TEO & Urban Villages ages

• Three business

ss case ases s comp

• mple

leted

MARKET TUNNELS PROJECT

September 2016- Belfast City Council approved planning permission for a 14 storey development (230,000 sq. ft.) in the Market despite concerns and objections from local residents and community groups

MARKET TUNNELS PROJECT

2017 17- the Market t Comm mmunit ity continue tinued d to to campaign paign ag against st the propose

• sed

d developme

• pment

nt & j & judiciall ially y reviewed ed the Council’s decision to approve The JR R was as a succe cess ss, however the Tunnels s is still ll at at risk

KILKEEL VOGUE CINEMA

Kilkeel eel is the south thern ern-mo most st to town in North thern ern Irela land d & is the main fishin ing g port t on the Down Coast ast Kilkee eel l Develo lopmen ment t Assoc

• ciation

iation (KDA) were establi lish shed in 1991 91 to to address s the phys ysic ical al and econom nomic ic decline ine of Kilkee eel

KILKEEL VOGUE CINEMA

Kilkee eel l Develo lopmen ment t Assoc

• ciation

iation (KD KDA) identified ified the Kilkee eel l Vogue e Cinema ema as as a pote tentia tial l comm

• mmunit

unity y ownership ship and restoration

• ration project

ct

Vogue e Cinema ema was as the last ast single le screen en cinema ema to to operat ate e in NI It’s original seating capacity was 490 in stalls & circles

Comm mmuni nity y Su Suggestion gestions s & Poten tentia tial l Uses:

• Commu

mmuni nity y Cinema ma

• Civic

vic Centre e for Public c Events ts

• Arts

ts Education ation

• Music

ic & Performance

• rmance
• Commu

mmuni nity y & Creativ ative Arts

• Exhibition

ition & Festiv ival als

• Media Hub & Recor

cording ding Studio io

• Touri

rism sm & Creativ ative Hub

• The CAT

T of Kilkee eel l Vogue ue Cinema ema presents nts an opportunit unity y for Kilkeel el Developme lopment nt Associa sociation tion in their plans for phys ysical al and econ

• nom
• mic

ic regenera neration tion

• KDA

A have e research ched ed models dels for inspira ration tion, explor

• red

d finance nce and funding, ng, and have consi sider ered ed next t ste teps: ➢ Est Establi ablish sh charita itable le organisa nisation tion ➢ Conce ncept t design gns s & indicativ ative e costs sts ➢ Project ect developme

• pment

nt- planning ng & stat atutory ry permissions issions, project ct partners, rs, business case, funding, SLA’s etc.

There are a n number er of chall lleng enges es in the Commun mmunit ity y Asset t Transf sfer er process ess:

• Communi

mmunity y support t and buy uy in

• Getting

ing the right stakeh ehol

• lders

ders involv

• lved
• Ent

Enthusia usiasm sm & com

• mmit

mitment nt

• Resour

source ces- revenue e and capital tal finance ce, staffing ffing to to progress ss proposal

• sal
• Lack

k of com

• mmunit

ity rights ts

CAT in Northern Ireland