SLP KDBH Extracts - Flipbook - Page 61
iv.
Accessibility to local services and facilities and access to public transport in
accordance with policy P7;
v.
The economics of provision, including particular costs that may threaten the
viability of the site;
vi.
The need to secure a range of house types and sizes in the locality in helping
to achieve socially balanced and mixed communities.
2.
Where the Council issues a concept masterplan for a site this will include details of
the likely profile of household types requiring market housing, e.g. multi-person,
including families and children, single persons and couples, as identified by the latest
HEDNA.
3.
Market dwellings shall be provided in accordance with the following mix:
4.
i.
1 or 2 bedrooms – 30%
ii.
3 bedrooms – 50%
iii.
4 or more bedrooms – 20%
Further detail and guidance for delivery of Policy P4C will be set out in the Meeting
Housing Needs Supplementary Planning Document.
Justification
186.
The Council is justified in requiring that the mix of market housing reflects the latest evidence
on need for household types and sizes, so that market provision reflects local Borough
demand and promotes and sustains mixed and balanced communities.
187.
The recommended market mix is derived from the outputs of the 2020 HEDNA, which is a
Borough-wide assessment. A similar mix of housing in all areas is expected but this will be
applied flexibly according to specific local characteristics. In applying the mix to individual
development sites, regard will be given to the size and nature of the site and character of the
area; any relevant policies in Neighboured Plans; up-to-date evidence of need; and the
existing mix and turnover of properties at the local level.
188.
Specific sites, such as town centre development, may result in a different mix of housing
being delivered.
189.
Based on the evidence, it is expected that the focus of new market housing provision will be
on 2- and 3-bed properties; which will also assist affordability. Continued demand for family
housing can be expected from newly forming households. Some demand for smaller to
medium-sized properties (2- and 3-beds) can be expected to increase opportunities for older
households to downsize and allow turnover of existing larger family homes.
190.
The Council will monitor what is being built to ensure that a reasonable mix of market
housing is provided across the Borough.
191.
In applying this policy, any room designated as a bedroom should comply with the criteria set
out in the national space standards, in accordance with Policy P5.
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