One Blackfriars - Planning Statement FINAL VERSION - Southwark ...

CBRE | ST GEORGE SOUTH LONDON LTDAPPENDIX A – PLANNING POLICY OVERVIEWHousing1.23 The NPPF at paragraph 47 states that, to boost significantly the supply of housing,local planning authorities should:use their evidence base to ensure that their Local Plan meets the full,objectively assessed needs for market and affordable housing in thehousing market area, as far as is consistent with the policies set out withinthe NPPF, including identifying key sites which are critical to the delivery.Identify and update annually a supply of specific deliverable sites sufficientto provide five years worth of housing against their housing requirementswith an additional buffer of 5% to ensure choice and competition in themarket for land.LPAs are also required to identify a supply of specific developable sites orbroad locations for growth for years 6 to 10 and where possible years 11to 15.Illustrate the expected rate of housing delivery through housing trajectoriesfor the plan period including how they will maintain a delivery of a five yearsupply for market and affordable housing.Set out their own approach to housing density to reflect local circumstances.1.24 Paragraph 49 goes on to state that relevant policies for the supply of housingshould not be considered up-to-date if the local planning authority cannotdemonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites. It also states that thathousing applications should be considered in the context of the presumption infavour of sustainable development.1.25 At Paragraph 50 the NPPF identifies the objective for LPAs to deliver a wide choiceof high quality homes, widen opportunities for home ownership and createsustainable, inclusive and mixed communities including, inter alia;plan for a mix of housing based on current and future demographic trends,market trends and the needs of different groups in the community (such as,but not limited to, families with children, older people, people withdisabilities, service families and people wishing to build their own homes);identify the size, type, tenure and range of housing that is required inparticular locations, reflecting local demandwhere they have identified that affordable housing is needed to “setpolicies for meeting this need on site, unless off-site provision or a financialcontribution of broadly equivalent value can be robustly justified (forexample to improve or make more effective use of the existing housingstock) and the agreed approach contributes to the objective of creatingmixed and balanced communities. Such policies should be sufficientlyflexible to take account of changing market conditions over time”.1.26 Paragraph 159 sets out Local planning authorities should have a clearunderstanding of housing needs in their area and should prepare a full StrategicHousing Market Assessment (SHMA) to identify the scale and mix of housing andthe range of tenures that the local population is likely to need over the plan period.This must:Page 68APPENDIX A – PLANNING POLICY OVERVIEW