Appendix - North Kesteven District Council

G Resources
This programme is based on the assumption that Housing Corporation funding will be available.
The Council is exploring the potential for the development on a number of sites already within ownership. Details
are yet to be clarified but up to 300 properties are thought possible on sites identified to date. Some of these sites
are included as the bids for the 2006-8 bidding round and these are marked with an asterix in the above table. The
Council will look to transfer the sites at nil cost in order to maximise the numbers of affordable housing.
The Development Plan
Under the planning processes set in place by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 the Council has
adopted a Local Development Scheme, (available on the Council’s web site www.n-kesteven.gov.uk) which sets
out the process for preparing the Local Development Framework (the replacement for the Local Plan). This
assumes that the Local Plan, which is awaiting production of the Inspector’s Report will become adopted planning
policy. The Plan has been prepared in the context of current national policy guidance, regional policy guidance and
the emerging Lincolnshire County Structure Plan. The Housing requirements set out in the Structure Plan, and
which formed the basis for the Local Plan, for the period from 2001 to 2021 would represent a dramatic reduction
in new house build rates experienced in past years.
Effectively current planning permissions meet the districts housing requirements up to 2021 . This poses an
important constraint for the strategy since there will only be very limited opportunity to grant new planning provision
which can contribute to the need for affordable housing. The Regional Spatial Strategy (available on EMRA
website www.emra.gov.uk) is under the process of being reviewed and will, through proposed Housing Market
Assessments provide an opportunity to explore whether additional housing provision is justified.
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