Policy information sourced from Hackney Local Plan 2033
LP13 Affordable Housing
A. New development must maximise opportunities to supply genuinely affordable housing on-site. The Council will seek the maximum reasonable amount of affordable housing, subject to viability and site context.
B. Affordable housing requirements are not limited to Class C3 in the Use Classes Order and will be sought from alternative housing products and developments such as purpose-built shared housing (e.g. co-living), supported and specialist housing and student housing.
Schemes of 10 units or more:
- A minimum 50% of housing delivered will be sought as on-site affordable housing, subject to the requirements set out in part A;
- Schemes meeting or exceeding 50% genuinely affordable housing (in accordance with iv. below) will not be required to submit viability information.
- Schemes that propose less than 50% on-site affordable housing will be required to submit a detailed viability assessment and will be subject to early and late review mechanisms.
- Conventional C3 housing schemes will need to deliver affordable housing in accordance with the following tenure split:
| Affordable housing tenures | Type of affordable housing | Proportion required |
|---|---|---|
| Social rent/London affordable rent | Social | 60% |
| Hackney/London living rent or London shared ownership or other genuinely affordable products that the Council considers appropriate | Intermediate | 40% |
- Other affordable housing tenure to those outlined in B1. will be permitted where it can be demonstrated to be genuinely affordable relative to local ward level incomes.
- Off-site affordable housing or payments in-lieu will only be considered in truly exceptional circumstances where the Council is satisfied that off-site provision would secure a better outcome in meeting the housing need. Off-site affordable housing and payments in lieu will be required to be equivalent to the 50% requirement, subject to viability.
Schemes of 1-9 units:
- Schemes which fall below the 10 unit threshold will be required to provide on-site provision or payments in lieu up to the equivalent of 50% of housing delivered as affordable housing, subject to viability. Further guidance will be set out in the Hackney Housing SPD and Planning Contributions (S106) SPD.
C. Where additional homes are proposed through amended planning applications (i.e. through re-submissions or variations of existing planning applications or submission of a new planning application for an extension resulting in an increase in homes delivered) within four years of the commencement of the original planning permission, affordable housing requirements stated in the rest of this policy will apply to the total number of net new homes.
D. Where development sites are split, or separate proposals are brought forward on neighbouring or nearby sites which are physically or functionally linked, affordable housing requirements will be assessed on the total number of net residential units proposed across all related sites.
For more information please see the Hackney Local Plan 2033