Revised Deposit Plan - Wychavon District Council

POLICY COM2 DWELLING MIX
Proposals for residential development will only be permitted where they
provide for sizes and types of dwelling to meet the needs of the
composition of households in the District.
5.2.2. A mix of housing types and sizes is important for providing local choice and
building balanced communities. It also adds to variety and visual interest in
the built environment. PPG3 states that Local Authorities should ensure that
new housing developments help to secure a better social mix by avoiding the
creation of large areas of housing of similar characteristics (para 10). They
should formulate plans which “secure an appropriate mix of dwelling size, type
and affordability to meet the changing composition of households in their area
in the light of the likely assessed need” (para 11). The Council will assess
proposals in the light of available information to promote dwelling mix where
possible including the Council’s Housing Strategy. This will be carried out for
the allocated sites in this Plan as part of the production of development briefs
and elsewhere as part of settlement appraisals.
POLICY COM3 AFFORDABLE HOUSING
In order to help meet demonstrated affordable housing needs, tThe
Council will seek the provision of affordable housing within all
residential developments, including conversions (and including adjacent
land if it can be expected to form part of a larger site), of either:
a) 0.5ha and over, or 15 dwellings, whichever is the lesser; or
b) in settlements of less than 3,000 population, either 0.25 ha and over,
or 7 dwellings or more, whichever is the lesser where there is an
identified housing need.; where:
a) there is an identified housing need; and
b) the site benefits from reasonable access to local services and
public transport.
On the above qualifying sites the Council will seek up to 30% of the units
to be affordable, but the number, type, tenure and dispersal of units to
be provided will be subject to negotiation following analysis of the
Housing Needs Survey, Common Housing Register, Parish Survey, etc..
The Council will require affordable housing to be provided on-site.
Exceptionally, where it is jointly agreed between the Council and
developer that on-site provision is inappropriate, the subsequent
sequence for provision of affordable homes shall be:
a) in the first instance, on an agreed alternative site, usually within the
same town or, within rural areas, in the same or adjoining parish. In
such cases the alternative site should either have planning
permission for affordable housing, or there is a reasonable prospect
of achieving planning permission;
b) if no suitable alternative site is available, by payment of commuted
sums. This option only applies to brownfield sites that could
otherwise not be brought forward for development.
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