The strategy is aimed at social and affordable housing providers in Wales. It sets out expectations relating to the production of homes built using Modern Methods of Construction. In April 2019 the Affordable Housing Supply Review panel published their report that examined the development of affordable housing and made a series of recommendations for change designed to increase supply and improve delivery from available resources. Included in their recommendations was an action for Welsh Government to continue trialing modern methods of construction (MMC) as to increase the scale and pace of affordable housing provision in Wales. The recommendations by the panel that Welsh Government developed a strategy to map out the use of MMC to deliver affordable housing in Wales. Welsh Government is pursuing policies to accelerate the pace of social housing delivery to match growing demand.
Our strategy provides clear direction on how we envisage MMC can be adopted and contribute towards our social housing goals. It highlights the benefits MMC can bring, both to the housebuilding sector and more broadly to communities. It provides a clear direction of travel for local government leaders, housing associations, and private businesses to start considering the steps they can take to maximize the opportunities MMC can offer by identifying nine key objectives that are essential to successful adoption of MMC in social housing. In broad terms, this is the first step in a long term journey that envisages greater use of MMC in social housing schemes and more advanced methods becoming more readily utilized over time. Welsh Government will set the quality standards.