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<p>One Public Estate is a national programme that supports central and local government
and<br>wider public sector partners to collaborate on property-led projects. It aims
to generate<br>efficiencies, create economic growth (including homes and jobs) and
deliver better, more<br>integrated customer services. This includes supporting the
identification and development<br>of surplus and under-utilised public sector land
and property.</p><p> </p><p>On joining the programme, One Public Estate asks partners
to assess and share data on their property holdings, and facilitates workshops to
review opportunities for freeing up land and property for regeneration, redevelopment
or disposal. It acts as a neutral broker,<br>working in between partners to create
a common goal in support of strategic housing<br>outputs, an increase in local employment,
savings for the taxpayer, and service<br>improvements for citizens.</p><p><br>The
programme offers practical support to unblock barriers, share good practice, analyse<br>data
and develop economic benefit cases that deliver value. It also provides capacity<br>funding
for project management and specialist support, including partnership formation<br>and
governance, masterplanning, feasibility studies, option appraisal, and surveying</p><p>One
Public Estate currently works with 78 partnerships across England delivering over
600<br>projects. Of these, 150 projects are focused on regeneration, with others aiming
to release<br>surplus land for housing or mixed use development, and deliver integrated
services for<br>local communities.</p><p><br>By March 2020, partnerships on the programme
expect to deliver:<br>o £615 million in capital receipts<br>o £158 million savings
in running costs<br>o 44,000 new jobs<br>o Release land for 25,000 new homes</p>
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