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v.
The need to secure a range of house types and sizes in the locality in helping
to achieve socially balanced and mixed communities; and
vi.
Vacant Building Credit
4.
Where on-site provision is not feasible or viable there will be a financial contribution
towards the provision of affordable housing that would not otherwise be provided,
elsewhere within the Borough. The approach to calculating commuted sums is set
out in the ‘Meeting Housing Needs’ Supplementary Planning Document.
5.
The extent of affordable housing that should be provided in relation to developments
that either re-use existing buildings or include the demolition of existing buildings will
be assessed according to the 'vacant building credit'. The approach to calculating
the vacant building credit is set out in the ‘Meeting Housing Needs’ Supplementary
Planning Document.
6.
On-site provision and off site contributions should be calculated based on a tenure
split of 65% social rent with 35% provided as shared ownership.
7.
The social rented should be provided as follows, but will take into account site
circumstances:
8.
i.
30% one bedroom maisonettes/apartments (2 person home)
ii.
35% two bedroom houses (4 person home)
iii.
25% three bedroom houses (5 person home)
iv.
10% four bedroom houses (6 person home)
The shared ownership should be provided as follows, but will take into account site
circumstances:
i.
15% one bedroom maisonettes/apartments
ii.
40% two bedroom houses/apartments
iii.
40% three bedroom houses
iv.
5% four bedroom houses
9.
Specific sites circumstances are defined as town centre development, which may
result in a different mix of type and size being delivered.
10.
The availability of a rented home at time of need and that meets a household’s size
mean that social rent is most needed to meet homeless and housing needs in a
timely way. Affordable rent will only be supported if the rent is provided at target rent.
11.
Where the economics of provision of affordable housing, including particular costs
that may threaten the viability of the site, the applicant is required to submit a viability
assessment at the time of planning application submission. The Council will instruct
a qualified valuer to examine the submitted viability assessment. The cost of the
Council’s qualified valuer will be met by the applicant.
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