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Foreword We are pleased to present to you the updated supplementary guidance on affordable housing. This is an important issue facing Fife Council, and one which has been with us for some time. It is the basic right of every household to have a warm secure home and there is a continuing housing need identified across Fife. The recent and very deep economic recession has only served to exacerbate the shortage of affordable homes. Fife Council is fully committed to creating mixed and inclusive communities and ensuring that the needs of those households who cannot compete in the open housing market are met. This commitment is clearly demonstrated by the resumption of Council house building and our ongoing financial support for the new build programme from the Fife Housing Association Alliance. It is now almost 5 years since the original guidance was put in place and the Council has now had time to learn from experience and improve the approach to meeting housing needs. The approved Fife Structure Plan now contains a robust and up to date policy on affordable housing. This sets an important strategic framework for the new generation of Local Plans and for this guidance. Despite what has been achieved, Fife Council still faces significant challenges in addressing shortages of affordable housing and these can only be met by working in partnership with all parties – the private sector, registered social landlords, tenants organisations and other community groups. In this regard the work of the Fife Housing Partnership has established a solid and very valuable platform from which to move forward. Councillor John Beare Chair Planning Committee Councillor Brian Goodall Chair Housing and Communities Committee 2
Contents 1.0 Introduction 5 2.0 Consultation 5 3.0 Policy Context 6 3.1 Scottish Planning Policy 2010 3.2 Local Housing Strategy 3.3 PAN 2/2010 Affordable Housing & Housing Land Audits 3.4 A Stronger Future for Fife: Fife’s Community Plan (Revised 2007) 3.5 Fife Structure Plan 2006-26 3.6 Local Plans 4.0 Affordable Housing Needs 9 4.1 Fife Housing Need and Demand Assessment (HNDA) 4.2 Affordable Housing Need 4.3 Affordable Housing Supply 4.4 Affordable Housing Mix 5.0 Affordable Housing Requirements 12 5.1 Definition of Affordable Housing 5.2 Percentage Requirements 5.3 Calculation of the Percentage Requirements 5.4 Site Thresholds 5.5 Application of the Affordable Housing Policy 5.6 Exemptions 5.7 Subdivision of Sites 6.0 Delivering the Affordable Housing Contribution 17 6.1 On-site Provision (Land or Units) 6.2 Off-site Provision 6.3 Commuted Sums 6.4 Land Values 6.5 Development Costs 6.6 Proposals in Excess of the Structure Plan Land Requirement 7.0 Partnership Working & Availability of Subsidy 20 7.1 The Importance of Partnership Working 7.2 Community Benefits 7.3 Availability of Subsidy 7.4 When Subsidy is Unavailable 8.0 Tenure 22 8.1 Subsidised Housing: 1A Social Rent 1B Mid Market Rent 1C Mid Market Rent through NHT 1D Shared Ownership 1E Shared Equity 1F Other Initiatives 8.2 Unsubsidised Housing: 2A Mid Market Rent 2B Rent to Buy 2C Discounted Sale 2D Shared Equity 3
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