Policy information sourced from the Southwark Local Plan 2022
P5 Student Homes
Development of purpose-built student housing must:
- Provide 5% of student rooms as easily adaptable for occupation by wheelchair users; and
- When providing direct lets at market rent, provide the maximum amount, with a minimum of 35% as conventional affordable housing by habitable room subject to viability, as per policy P4, as a first priority. In addition to this, 27% of student rooms must be let at a rent that is affordable to students as defined by the Mayor of London; or
- When providing all of the student rooms for nominated further and higher education institutions, provide the maximum amount of affordable student rooms with a minimum of 35% subject to viability. The affordable student rent should be set as defined by the Mayor of London.
For more information please see the Southwark Local Plan 2022