Decision details

Interim Affordable Housing Policy

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

The Cabinet considered a report of the Corporate Director for Place outlining the proposed Interim Affordable Housing Policy.

 

Recommended: 

 

1.    That the “Interim Affordable Housing Policy (September 2016)” document attached at Appendix 2 to the submitted report, be approved as Corporate Policy.

 

2.    That the Corporate Director for Place, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Housing, Planning and Public Protection, be authorised to make any minor amendments to the Interim Affordable Housing Policy to take into account the latest available evidence from the Strategic Housing Market Assessment or its equivalent successor.

 

Reason for Decision

 

1.    To maximise the potential to deliver affordable housing and meet the Borough’s local affordable housing need through existing planning policy, planning applications and Section 106 agreements, whilst ensuring development remains deliverable.

 

2.    To ensure that a fair and consistent affordable housing provision is required of all developers, avoiding any site being disadvantaged in comparison to any other due to the impact changes in tenure and unit sizes have on residential sales values.

 

3.    To assist in meeting the key Corporate Priorities relating to affordable housing as set out in paragraph 6.1 to the report.

 

Other Options

 

Not to adopt the Interim Affordable Housing Policy as set out in the report. This would mean to continue developer affordable housing negotiations relating to housing mix, tenure and financial contributions in lieu of on-site provision on a more ad hoc basis. This presents significant risks in terms of the Council’s ability to meet the Borough’s affordable housing needs, may result in inconsistencies in planning negotiations and may also delay delivery of development.

 

This is a Council Function

Called-in to Place Scrutiny Committee

Executive Councillor – Flewitt

Publication date: 29/09/2016

Date of decision: 20/09/2016

Decided at meeting: 20/09/2016 - Cabinet

Effective from: 01/10/2016

Accompanying Documents:

 

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