Object

Proposed Submission Core Strategy

Representation ID: 20926

Received: 10/11/2011

Respondent: Miss Judith Rogers

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

The method of calculating the cost of affordable housing should be included and up for debate.
Currently, as previously mentioned, there is a flaw in the calculation of the cost of the affordable housing which is linked to the average household income. With more commuters in the area, the average income is higher that what it would be for people working locally, therefore making even the affordable housing unaffordable for most people working locally i.e in shops, small companies. Affordable houses are only affordable the first time they are sold, the second time, they are at market rate.

Full text:

The method of calculating the cost of affordable housing should be included and up for debate.
Currently, as previously mentioned, there is a flaw in the calculation of the cost of the affordable housing which is linked to the average household income. With more commuters in the area, the average income is higher that what it would be for people working locally, therefore making even the affordable housing unaffordable for most people working locally i.e in shops, small companies. Affordable houses are only affordable the first time they are sold, the second time, they are at market rate.