Affordable Housing SPD

1 Background
2 Introduction
3 Planning Policy on Affordable Housing
4 The Need for Affordable Housing
5 Affordable Housing Requirements
6 Design and Quality
7 Development Costs
8 Procedure for Working with Developers
9 Securing Affordable Housing: Conditions and Planning Obligations
10 Monitoring and Enforcement

Appendix

Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3

3 Planning Policy on Affordable Housing

National Policy

3.1 In setting out how local planning authorities plan for sustainable development PPS1 (Delivering Sustainable Development) at paragraph 23 (vii) states that planning authorities should “ensure the provision of sufficient, good quality, new homes (including an appropriate mix of housing and adequate levels of affordable housing) in suitable locations, whether through new development or the conversion of existing buildings”.

3.2 Current Government guidance on affordable housing is provided in PPS3 (Housing) and the Government Statement "Delivering Affordable Housing " both published in November 2006.

3.3 PPS12 (Local Development Frameworks) states at paragraph 2.43 that SPDs must be consistent with national and regional planning policies as well as the policies set out in the development plan documents contained in the local development framework.

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