Policy information sourced from the Brent Local Plan

BH5 Affordable Housing

In Brent the strategic affordable housing target that will apply is 50% of new homes in the period to 2041. London Plan Policy H5 Threshold Approach to Applications will be applied. The affordable housing tenure split required to comply with London Plan Policy H5 is for:

Non-Build to Rent developments of 10 dwellings or more is:

  • 70 per cent Social Rent/ London Affordable Rent and;
  • 30 per cent intermediate products which meet the definition of genuinely affordable housing, including London Living Rent, affordable rent within Local Housing Allowance limits and London Shared ownership. These must be for households within the most up to date income caps identified in the London Housing Strategy or London Plan Annual Monitoring Report.

Build to Rent developments: 100 per cent at London Living Rent equivalent rents or lower.

Developments of between 5-9 dwellings will be required to make a financial contribution for the provision of affordable housing off-site.

For more information please see the Brent Local Plan