Policy information sourced from the Barking & Dagenham Local Plan
SP3 Delivering homes that meet peoples’ needs
1.
In line with Policy SPDG 1, the Council’s housing requirement is 38,864 new homes between 2020 and 2037. The housing requirement for each year of the Plan period is:
| Years | Annual Housing Requirement |
|---|---|
| 2020/21-2028/29 | 2,121 |
| 2029/30-2033/34 | 2,876 |
| 2034/35-2036/37 | 2,085 |
2.
This housing requirement will be met through:
- focusing the majority of new housing in the identified Transformation Areas and site allocations, as set out in the Place policies (see Chapter 3: Transforming Barking and Dagenham)
- building council homes by developing residential-led schemes on council-owned land, and ensuring that these council-led schemes can also deliver the highest design standards in accordance with the Council’s design guidelines
- supporting planning applications for self-build and custom-build, as well as purpose built shared housing through innovative approaches, subject to proposals adhering to other relevant Local Plan policies
- continuing to actively promote development of Build to Rent in accordance with London Plan 2021 Policy H11: Build to Rent
- continuing to monitor housing delivery effectively to resolve any anticipated shortfalls with the Mayor of London, and publish an annual update on housing trajectories.
3.
In order to address the borough’s specific housing needs, the Council will:
- seek a 50% strategic target for affordable housing on all housing schemes (in line with Policy H4 in the London Plan 2021)
- prioritise self-contained family housing, followed by PRS, and then other forms of housing, to ensure that new residential development does not limit the supply of self-contained housing, in particular family housing
- require development which impacts on delivery of the most needed forms of housing (as set out by priority in criterion b above) to thoroughly demonstrate a need for this type of housing and align with other Local Plan policies
- require provision of wheelchair accessible accommodation across all tenures in conformity with the requirements of Policy D7 of the London Plan 2021
- support planning applications that are in line with other policies in this Local Plan and meet the needs of specific communities, including older people, disabled and vulnerable people, the LGBTQ+ community, students, families and private rented sectors (PRS)
- support planning applications that help to meet the accommodation needs of the Gypsy and Traveller community, in line with the accommodation needs assessment and criteria set out in DMH 6
- encourage community groups and local organisations to take on leading roles in the delivery of new homes through the Council’s programme of housing innovation 38, taking the opportunity to test and trial innovations around sustainability and construction
- work proactively with developers to ensure that proposals demonstrate how they will benefit people who live and work in Barking and Dagenham. This could be, for example, through providing homes for local people and services and infrastructure that benefit the local community
- seek to deliver the London Plan 2021 target of 70 homes a year for specialist older persons housing by collaborating with providers to identify suitable sites, in conformity with Policy H13 of the London Plan 2021
- seek to meet the borough’s small sites target through the identification of small infill sites, vacant garage sites and Council-owned land, including the exploration of areawide housing design.
For more information please see the Barking & Dagenham Local Plan