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Affordable Housing - Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) - Adopted September 2008Set out the range of circumstances in which affordable housing will be required.The national indicative minimum site size threshold is 15 dwellings. However,Local Planning Authorities can set lower minimum thresholds, where viable andpracticable, including in rural areas. This could include setting differentproportions of affordable housing to be sought for a series of site-size thresholdsover the plan area. Local Planning Authorities will need to undertake an informedassessment of the economic viability of any thresholds and proportions ofaffordable housing proposed, including their likely impact upon overall levels ofhousing delivery and creating mixed communities. In particular, as the newdefinition of affordable housing excludes low cost market housing, in decidingproportions of affordable housing to be sought in different circumstances, LocalPlanning Authorities should take account of the need to deliver low cost markethousing as part of the overall housing mix.Set out the approach to seeking developer contributions to facilitate the provisionof affordable housing. In seeking developer contributions, the presumption isthat affordable housing will be provided on the application site so that itcontributes towards creating a mix of housing. However, where it can be robustlyjustified, off-site provision or a financial contribution in lieu of on-site provision(of broadly equivalent value) may be accepted as long as the agreed approachcontributes to the creation of mixed communities in the local authority area.30. In providing for affordable housing in rural communities, where opportunities fordelivering affordable housing tend to be more limited, the aim should be to deliverhigh quality housing that contributes to the creation and maintenance of sustainablerural communities in market towns and villages. This requires planning at local andregional level adopting a positive and pro-active approach which is informed byevidence, with clear targets for the delivery of rural affordable housing. Where viableand practical, Local Planning Authorities should consider allocating and releasingsites solely foraffordable housing, including using a Rural Exception Site Policy. This enables smallsites to be used, specifically for affordable housing in small rural communities20 thatwould not normally be used for housing because, for example, they are subject topolicies of restraint.Rural exception sites should only be used for affordable housing in perpetuity. ARural Exception Site policy should seek to address the needs of the local communityby accommodating households who are either current residents or have an existingfamily or employment connection, whilst also ensuring that rural areas continue todevelop as sustainable, mixed, inclusive communities.18 See Delivering Affordable Housing Policy Statement, Communities and LocalGovernment, November 2006.30Shepway District Council - Local Development Framework
Affordable Housing - Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) - Adopted September 200819 See new definition at Annex B.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------South East Regional Plan -Policy H4 Affordable HousingLocal Development Documents will contain policies to deliver a substantial increasein the amount of affordable housing in the region, reflecting both this Plan and theRegional Housing Strategy. Local Development Documents will set targets for theprovision of affordable housing, taking account of the results of housing need andmarket assessments and having regard to the overall regional target that 25% of allnew housing should be social rented accommodation and 10% other forms ofaffordable housing. Where justified by housing needs assessments, LocalDevelopment Documents should specify the tenure of housing being sought. Therewill be a presumption in favour of on-site affordable housing provision.To help ensure the delivery of affordable housing, Local Development documentswill provide comprehensive policy and guidance on financial viability and the role ofpublic subsidy in the light of guidance from the Regional Assembly and the RegionalHousing Board.In rural areas, Local Development Documents will promote small scale affordablehousing sites within or well related to settlements, possibly including land whichwould otherwise not be released for development.-----------------------------------------------------------------------Kent and Medway Structure PlanPolicy HP7 Affordable Housing ProvisionProvision of all affordable housing involving net additions to the housing stock willcontribute to meeting the housing quantities in Policy HP1.Local Development Documents should:Shepway District Council - Local Development Framework31
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