Policy information sourced from the Aylesbury Local Plan
H1 Affordable housing
Residential developments of 11 or more dwellings gross or sites of 0.3ha or more will be required to provide a minimum of 25% affordable homes on site. In addition:
- The type, size, tenure and location of affordable housing will be agreed with the council, taking account of the council’s most up-to-date evidence on housing need and any available evidence regarding local market conditions.
- Where an applicant advises that a proposal is unviable in the light of the above policy requirement, other policy requirements, specific site characteristics and other financial factors, an independently assessed* open book financial appraisal of the development should be provided by the applicant
- Exceptionally affordable housing provision may be provided off-site or a financial contribution made in lieu of such provision. This will need to be justified as an exception to normal policy as part of the planning application.
- Where a site forms part of a larger site of a size which is capable of being developed, the affordable housing requirements will be applied on a cumulative basis.
- The affordable homes will be expected to be integrated throughout the development site in accordance with the adopted Supplementary Planning Document.
- Where the affordable housing policy would result in a requirement that more than half of an affordable home should be provided, the calculation will be rounded upwards and where it would be less than 0.5 a financial contribution of equivalent value may be sought.
Further details regarding the implementation of this policy will be provided in the Affordable Housing SPD.
*the independent consultant who will assess the financial appraisal will be chosen by the council.
Policy information sourced from the Aylesbury Local Plan