Policy information sourced from Spelthorne Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document
HO1: Providing for New Housing Development
The Council will ensure provision is made for housing by:
- promoting the development of specific sites for housing through Allocations DPDs,
- producing planning briefs where appropriate as Supplementary Planning Documents, to give further encouragement to the development of allocated sites and to give additional guidance on the appropriate form development should take,
- encouraging housing development, including redevelopment, infill, conversion of existing dwellings and the change of use of existing buildings to housing, on all sites suitable for that purpose taking into account other policy objectives,
- encouraging the inclusion of housing in mixed use schemes where housing can be accommodated in an acceptable manner without compromising other planning objectives,
- encouraging the redevelopment for housing of poorly located employment land provided the site is suitable for housing,
- encouraging the redevelopment of existing areas of poor quality housing,
- ensuring effective use is made of urban land for housing by applying Policy HO5 on density of development and opposing proposals that would impede development of suitable sites for housing,
- opposing developments that involve a net loss of housing, unless it can be demonstrated that the benefits of the development outweigh the harm.
For more information please see the Core Strategy and Policies Development Plan Document