Policy information sourced from the Dartford Core Strategy
CS 19: Affordable Housing
To ensure that the needs of households requiring affordable housing are met, the Council will:
- In the urban area: require private housing development of 15 units or more(net) or site size of 0.5ha or more to deliver 30% of the units as affordable housing.
- In the rural area (to the south of the A2): require private housing development of 2 or more units (net) to deliver 50% of the units as affordable housing.
- Promote tenure mix which meets the needs and aspirations of residents by requiring a minimum of 50% and maximum of 80% of affordable housing developed as part of private developments to be provided as intermediate housing, with the remainder provided as social-rented housing. The amount will be determined on a site by site basis, taking into account site characteristics and development viability, and in the light of regularly reviewed assessment of local housing need.
- Working with its partners, including Registered Social Landlords, private developers and the Homes and Communities Agency to ensure that the intermediate homes provided are at a cost which addresses local needs. This would require shared ownership levels predominantly at 25% to 50% share, as financial viability allows.
- Require that, where possible, an element of 3 plus bedroom social-rented housing is provided as part of the affordable housing element.
- Work with HCA to achieve public sector funding towards affordable housing, in order to make development viable.
Further guidance on the Council’s approach to affordable housing will be contained in an Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).
For more information please see the Core Strategy