Object
Proposed Submission Development and Site Allocations (DaSA) Local Plan
Representation ID: 24314
Received: 06/12/2018
Respondent: Town and Country Planning Solutions
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
Paragraph 4.7 explains that in light of national affordable housing thresholds that post-date the adoption of Core Strategy Policy LHN2 (Affordable Housing), paragraph 4.12 confirms that the wording of Core Strategy Policy LHN2 should be treated as being amended in part (b) to require affordable housing for schemes of 10 or more dwellings (or 0.3 hectares or more) and this is then reflected in Draft Policy DHG1 at parts (ii),(iii) and (iv)(b).
While paragraph 63 of the NPPF (2018) states that the "Provision of affordable housing should not be sought for residential developments that are not major developments" and, notwithstanding that the glossary in Annex 2 states that 'major developments' relates to 10 or more homes (or a site area of 0.5 hectares or more), the National Planning Policy and Guidance (at Paragraph: 031 Reference ID: 236-031-2016116) confirms that national policy is that "contributions should not be sought from developments of 10 units or less and which have a maximum gross floor space of no more then 1,000 sq m (gross internal area). Paragraph 4.12 and draft Policy DHG3 should therefore, be mended to take account of the affordable housing thresholds set out in the National Planning Policy and Guidance.
Paragraph 4.7 explains that in light of national affordable housing thresholds that post-date the adoption of Core Strategy Policy LHN2 (Affordable Housing), paragraph 4.12 confirms that the wording of Core Strategy Policy LHN2 should be treated as being amended in part (b) to require affordable housing for schemes of 10 or more dwellings (or 0.3 hectares or more) and this is then reflected in Draft Policy DHG1 at parts (ii),(iii) and (iv)(b).
While paragraph 63 of the NPPF (2018) states that the "Provision of affordable housing should not be sought for residential developments that are not major developments" and, notwithstanding that the glossary in Annex 2 states that 'major developments' relates to 10 or more homes (or a site area of 0.5 hectares or more), the National Planning Policy and Guidance (at Paragraph: 031 Reference ID: 236-031-2016116) confirms that national policy is that "contributions should not be sought from developments of 10 units or less and which have a maximum gross floor space of no more then 1,000 sq m (gross internal area). Paragraph 4.12 and draft Policy DHG3 should therefore, be mended to take account of the affordable housing thresholds set out in the National Planning Policy and Guidance.