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DRAFTTOWER HAMLETS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK3.9 If no suitable sites are available for off-site affordable housing andpayment in-lieu is to be acceptable then the developer must demonstratethat the payment will result in the equivalent of a minimum of 50%affordable housing. The Council may use these resources to enable theinghousing estates.of the borough as set out in the most up to date housing needs assessment.3.10 Affordable housing is calculated using habitable rooms as it ensuresthe provision of a range of housing sizes more likely to achieve thePart (4) is also needed to ensure that a housing development takingplace on different sites and/or within different phases contributes anddelivers its appropriate level of affordable housing.3.11 Given the high targets for the provision of new housing in the borough,part (5) is a critical development management tool, ensuring housingis not lost through development, thereby having a detrimental impacton reaching these targets. To manage the current shortage of familyhomes, the Council will resist proposals to convert family homes intohostels or other forms of shared accommodation. Delivery of new familyhomes is a priority of the Core Strategy.3.12 Part (6) seeks to ensure a better overall outcome for developmentwithin estate regeneration schemes, resulting in the net loss of afford-munitiesand high-quality housing, public open space, community infrastructureand services. Within estate regeneration schemes, the level ofaffordable housing provided within a new development may be variedto facilitate the delivery of market housing where this is demonstrated toaffordable housing.3.13 Part (7) provides additional detail on the breakdown of requiredproperty sizes across different tenures, including the need for larger fam-Key policy linksSP02 Urban living for everyoneDM4 Housing standards and amenity spaceDM24 Place-sensitive designDM25 AmenityKey evidence baseLBTH Affordable Rent Programme 2011-15. Tower Hamlets AffordableCase Studies and Mapping (2011)LBTH Affordable Housing Viability Assessment (2011)LBTH Strategic Housing Market Assessment (2009)31