All major* developments for new dwellings must include a mix of housing types and sizes in order to meet the needs of all sections of the community, to encourage sustainable, inclusive and mixed communities in accordance with the housing mix set out within the SHMA, or other more up-to-date evidence, where appropriate. Other small-scale development will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Proposals should be accompanied by up-to-date evidence which demonstrates how the development meets these needs using the Council’s Strategic Housing Market Assessment unless an alternative approach can be demonstrated to be more appropriate, for example where proven to be necessary due to viability constraints.

Dwellings should be delivered in various forms of tenure types, e.g. shared ownership, outright purchase, leasehold possibilities, affordable/private rented and other form of intermediate tenures and in accordance with Policy H4: Affordable Housing.

*As defined by Development Management Procedure Order 2010

For more information, please visit the Central Befordshire Local Plan