Policy information sourced from the Hillingdon Local Plan: Part 2
DMH 7: Provision of Affordable Housing
A) In accordance with national policy:
- developments with a capacity to provide 10 or more units will be required to maximise the delivery of on-site affordable housing;
- subject to viability and if appropriate in all circumstances, a minimum of 35% of all new homes on sites of 10 or more units should be delivered as affordable housing, with the tenure split 70% Social/Affordable Rent and 30% Intermediate as set out in Policy H2: Affordable Housing of the Local Plan Part 1.
B) Affordable housing should be built to the same standards and should share the same level of amenity as private housing.
C) Proposals that do not provide sufficient affordable housing will be resisted.
D) To ensure that Policy H2: Affordable Housing of the Local Plan Part 1 is applied consistently and fairly on all proposed housing developments, the requirement for affordable housing will apply to:
- sites that are artificially sub-divided or partially developed;
- phased developments where a housing development is part of a much larger development of 10 or more units (gross), affordable housing will be required as part of the overall scheme; and
- additional units created through or subsequently amended planning applications, whereby the amount of affordable housing required will be calculated based on the new total number of units on the site. Affordable housing will be required where a development under the 10 unit threshold is amended to have 10 or more housing units in total (gross).
E) In exceptional circumstances, where on-site provision of affordable housing cannot be delivered and as a last resort, a financial contribution will be required to provide off-site affordable housing on other sites which may be more appropriate or beneficial in meeting the Borough’s identified affordable housing needs.
For more information please see the Local Plan: Part 2