Policy information sourced from Enfield Core Strategy 2010-2025

3 AFFORDABLE HOUSING

The Council will seek to achieve a borough-wide target of 40% affordable housing units in new developments, applicable on sites capable of accommodating ten or more dwellings. Affordable housing should be delivered on-site unless in exceptional circumstances, for example where on-site affordable housing would not support the aims of creating sustainable communities. The mix of affordable housing should reflect the need for larger family units as required by Core Policy 5.

Some form of contribution towards affordable housing will be expected on all new housing sites. Developments of less than ten dwellings will be assessed in order to determine the level of financial contribution required towards affordable housing off-site. For developments of less than ten dwellings, the Council will seek to achieve a financial contribution to deliver off-site affordable housing based on a borough-wide target of 20% affordable housing.

In order to determine the precise number of affordable housing units to be delivered for each development, the Council will plan for balanced and sustainable communities and work with developers and other partners to agree an appropriate figure, taking into consideration site-specific land values, grant availability and viability assessments, market conditions, as well as the relative importance of other planning priorities and obligations on the site. The Council will monitor the implementation of these targets and identify any need to review them via the preparation of the Annual Monitoring Report.

The Council will aim for a borough-wide affordable housing tenure mix ratio of 70% social rented and 30% intermediate provision.

For more information please see the Core Strategy 2010-2025