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<strong>Rolleston</strong> on Dove Neighbourhood Plan ensuring that local affordable needs are addressed within the existing stock of social rented properties locally. This is the purpose of Policy H3. 4.44 It will be important for a new housing needs survey to be undertaken at some point during the plan period, with the potential requirement then to review the plan if significant additional local needs are identified. 4.45 Not all properties will be wanted for social rent. Some people on the Housing Register with a local connection do not have needs classified as being significant so the prospect of being housed directly from the Housing Register are slim. For such people who still are unable to buy or rent on the open market, an alternative form of ‘intermediate’ tenure may be the most appropriate. This commonly includes shared ownership properties. It will be important for ESBC and <strong>Rolleston</strong> on Dove Parish Council to work together to establish an appropriate mix of social rent and intermediate tenures. The Housing Needs Survey recommended that one-third of the 9 properties were for intermediate tenures, so a ratio of 70:30 (social rent to intermediate) is proposed as the wider requirement. This would need to be subject to agreement between ESBC, the Registered Provider, <strong>Rolleston</strong> on Dove Parish Council and the applicant in each case. Objectives of the policy 4.46 Affordable housing has been identified as an issue in <strong>Rolleston</strong> on Dove. Furthermore, a housing needs survey has established that there is a current need locally. Yet the Borough Council policy would mean that no affordable housing would be required to be delivered on any sites in the parish over the plan period. This policy seeks to address the true need for affordable housing. Policy H4: Affordable housing provision Since none of the allocated housing sites in <strong>Rolleston</strong> are large enough to trigger to the ESBC affordable housing threshold of 25 dwellings, all affordable housing is to be provided through the existing housing stock or regeneration of current affordable housing land while being prioritised for people with a local connection (see Policy H3). The mix of affordable properties that are for social rent or intermediate tenure shall be agreed with East Staffordshire Borough Council, the Registered Provider and <strong>Rolleston</strong> on Dove Parish Council. Policy H4 Objective 1: The community accepts some new homes are necessary but these should be built in the most sustainable and least impacting areas of the village, preserving the village atmosphere for future generations. Objective 2: The preservation of the village of <strong>Rolleston</strong> on Dove to prevent merging into the suburbs of Burton and the villages of Stretton and Tutbury, thereby losing its important identity. Objective 3: The protection of green open space used for sport and recreation. Objective 4: The scale of development to be in keeping with the village. In particular, large housing developments are not acceptable within the village. Objective 5: Developments should meet the needs of the local community and be designed to be in keeping with the existing properties in the village. YES YES 20
<strong>Rolleston</strong> on Dove Neighbourhood Plan Housing allocations 4.47 Policy H1 requires that 85 dwellings are delivered in <strong>Rolleston</strong> on Dove over the plan period 2012 to 2031. It is necessary to allocate sites to deliver the majority of the outstanding balance of this housing requirement. The fundamental criterion for allocation is that these sites must make a significant contribution towards the wider needs of the community as reflected in the other policies in this Neighbourhood Plan. The sites must also be appropriate for housing development in all other respects. Justification 4.48 As part of the Neighbourhood Plan process, a ‘Call-for-Sites’ exercise was undertaken. This sought to determine if there were any other sites which landowners wished to put forward in addition to those already put forward as part of ESBC’s own Call-for-Sites process. This identified two further sites, both relating to land off Shotwood Close. These sites were then subject to the same assessment as undertaken by ESBC for its strategic housing land availability assessment (SHLAA). 4.49 In total, 17 sites were considered for allocation. Of these sites, 8 were considered to not be suitable for further consideration because they did not fulfil all of the SHLAA criteria. The remaining 9 sites were then subject to public consultation, with the local community giving their views on the merits of each site and its potential to contribute towards the sustainability of <strong>Rolleston</strong> on Dove and the wider objectives of the Neighbourhood Plan. In addition, the community gave their views on other principles regarding the type of properties considered appropriate for each site. 4.50 The assessment of the sites identified through the Neighbourhood Plan ‘Call-for-Sites’ is shown in Appendix 5. The other sites are included within the ESBC SHLAA which provides the detailed assessment of each. 4.51 In total, four sites were considered suitable for housing development and contributed positively towards the sustainable objectives of the plan. Three of these sites were proposed for allocation but one – the land at Meadow View – has subsequently been granted planning permission for 21 residential units. This has therefore resulted in the allocation of two sites for housing development: 21
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