Policy information sourced from the Central Befordshire Local Plan

H4: Affordable Housing

All qualifying sites of 10 or more units will provide 30% affordable housing. The affordable housing from qualifying sites should be provided on-site.

Off-site financial contributions will only be considered where evidence is provided to confirm that on-site provision is not viable or that off-site contributions are more appropriate. This evidence must be agreed by the Council prior to independent verification. In such cases, a financial contribution will be calculated assuming 50% of the open market value of each dwelling in question.

The affordable homes should meet all of the following requirements:

  1. Provide 72% affordable rent and 28% intermediate tenure or have regard to the most up-to-date SHMA*;
  2. Affordable units should be dispersed throughout the site and integrated with the market housing to promote community cohesion & tenure blindness;
  3. Large clusters of affordable units should be avoided and will be considered at the design stage and determined on a case-by-case basis;
  4. Affordable units to meet all nationally described space standards, in accordance with H2: Housing Standards;
  5. Where policy compliant affordable housing cannot be achieved, viability will determine affordable housing provision on a case-by-case basis; and
  6. Quality and design of the affordable homes must be of an equally high standard to that of the private units on site.

* This proportion may change in accordance with the most up to date version of the SHMA, in which event the new revised proportions will be applied.

For more information, please visit the Central Befordshire Local Plan