Policy information sourced from Barking and Dagenham Barking Town Centre Area Action Plan DPD

POLICY BTC13: HOUSING SUPPLY

The Council intends that, in line with Policy CM2 of the Core Strategy, the AAP area will accommodate at least some 6,000 additional homes in the 15 year period between 2009/10 and 2023/24. Some 5,000 of these additional homes will be provided at the sites set out in Section 7 of the Plan.

The Council is aware of other, generally smaller, sites in the AAP area where housing proposals are under construction, have planning permission or are currently being brought forward. It is confident that these, taken together with the Site Specific Allocations, will allow the 6,000 figure to be attained. It further expects that other ‘windfall’ sites will be brought forward for housing by owners or developers during the plan period which may allow it to be surpassed.

The Council acknowledges that these additional homes and the additional population that they will generate will, inevitably, put pressure on current physical, social and green infrastructure in the Plan area. The Council is committed to working with its partners to deliver such infrastructure (e.g. schools, utilities, transport, health, leisure, play and open spaces) in a timely manner but it will also wish to ensure that development will not proceed unless the additional infrastructure will be provided prior to its opening or to a guaranteed and agreed timetable.

For more information please see the Barking Town Centre Area Action Plan DPD