Policy information sourced from the Reigate & Banstead Local Plan - Development Management Plan

DES6: Affordable housing

  1. Between 2012 and 2027 a minimum of 1,500 gross new affordable homes will be delivered within the borough. These will be provided by registered providers, and by seeking affordable housing provision from housing developments.
  2. The Council will negotiate affordable housing provision and contributions taking into account the specifics of the site, including financial viability as follows:
    1. Development of allocated greenfield urban extension sites should provide 35% of homes on the site as affordable housing.
    2. On all other developments providing 11 or more homes, 30% of the homes on the site should be affordable housing.
    3. Within the regeneration areas, a lower proportion of affordable housing may be accepted in order to achieve other regeneration aims, including improving the mix of local housing stock. In exceptional circumstances, where it can be robustly justified, should the Council consider it would not be suitable or practical to provide affordable housing on site it may accept affordable housing provided on an alternative site or as a payment in lieu.
  3. The tenure mix of the affordable housing provided on each qualifying site should contribute (to the Council’s satisfaction) towards meeting the latest assessment of affordable housing needs.
  4. The size mix of the affordable housing provided on each qualifying site, expressed as number of bedrooms and bed spaces, should take into account the affordable housing needs in the borough at that time, the size of the market homes provided on the site, and the prevailing type of housing in the area.
  5. On developments of 60 or more homes (gross) 5% of the affordable housing provided on site should be designed to meet Building Regulation requirements for wheelchair user dwellings. These should be provided as affordable housing for rent. This can contribute towards the overall requirement for provision of wheelchair accessible dwellings in housing developments.
  6. Planning permission will not be granted for development that would result in a net loss of affordable homes that were secured by planning obligation or condition.

For more information please see the Reigate & Banstead Development Management Plan