Affordable Housing Provision

This supplementary planning document provides guidance on the requirements of developers of larger housing sites to contribute to meeting affordable housing needs in the borough.

It indicates the amount of such housing that will be required and the types of affordable housing that will be acceptable. Provision will primarily be required on-site as part of the wider development. However, it also gives guidance on the alternatives to on-site provision that could be appropriate, such as off-site provision, the refurbishment of defective housing, a financial contribution to the refurbishment of unfit housing and/or the reuse of vacant dwellings.

Further guidance is available on our requirements for affordable housing, updated regularly against housing needs and other evidence.

The Affordable Housing Provision in New Residential Developments Supplementary Planning Document is supplementary to Policy R1H in the Replacement Unitary Development Plan.

Supporting documents

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