CURRENT PROJECTS

Shropshire County Council
Advice on ways to increase the provision of affordable housing in the County
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Local authorities and private developers
Advice on development economics
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Planning Advisory Service
Implementation of pilot programme of Planning Delivery Agreements: part of consultant team
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Commission for Rural Communities
Exploration of the impact of choice based lettings in rural areas
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South East County Leaders
Providing a fuller picture of the role of intermediate housing in the South East
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People

Lin Cousins BA, MRTPI started her career as a town planner. But over time she has moved into the arena of housing policy development and the way the planning system delivers affordable housing and mixed communities. Lin specialises in the housing needs of key workers and the role of intermediate housing. She has experience of development agency work and has used to this to advantage in undertaking a number of major (sub) regional policy studies. Lin is a Board member of Signpost Housing Association and on the Executive Committee of her local Chamber of Commerce. She is an Approved Contractor with the Planning Advisory Service. More...

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Kathleen Dunmore is an economist with over 25 years experience in housing and construction. She worked for many years for the House Builders Federation and before that for Milton Keynes Development Corporation. She is an expert on the economics of development and has worked extensively on the provision of affordable housing in rural areas and in the growth areas. She has a particular interest in the development of mixed communities. She is a former Chairman of Midsummer Housing Association and is an approved Contractor with the Planning Advisory Service for whom she is currently working on Planning Delivery Agreements. More...

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Andrew Golland, BSc (Hons), PhD, MRICS is the newest member of the Three Dragons team. He worked until recently in the academic sector carrying out applied research and consultancy in the fields of land, planning and housing policy. He is author of a leading textbook, Housing Development: Theory, Process and Practice. Andrew is a chartered surveyor by profession and the focus of his research and consultancy is housing market analysis in all forms. This encompasses development viability appraisal, urban housing capacity assessment and housing market profiling. He has worked extensively for public and private sector clients at national, regional and local levels. More...

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Three Dragons Associates

Jane Smith BA (Hons) has had a long and varied career in housing, having worked for local authorities, housing co-operative and housing associations, in addition to national and regional organisations. She spent a number of years working for the National Housing Federation, firstly as a regional officer and subsequently Head of Midlands Regions.

Jane has been a housing consultant since 2000. Her commissions have included housing strategy and development work for local authorities; developing regional housing strategies; tenant and board member training; research and evaluation projects. She has worked with 13 local authorities; 15 housing associations; regional agencies in the East and East Midlands; the Countryside Agency and the National Consumer Council.

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