Policy information sourced from The London Plan 2021
H16 Large-Scale Purpose-Built Shared Living
- Large-scale purpose-built shared living development must meet the following criteria:
- it is of good quality and design
- it contributes towards mixed and inclusive neighbourhoods
- it is located in an area well-connected to local services and employment by walking, cycling and public transport, and its design does not contribute to car dependency
- it is under single management
- its units are all for rent with minimum tenancy lengths of no less than three months
- communal facilities and services are provided that are sufficient to meet the requirements of the intended number of residents and offer at least:
- convenient access to a communal kitchen
- outside communal amenity space (roof terrace and/or garden)
- internal communal amenity space (dining rooms, lounges)
- laundry and drying facilities
- a concierge
- bedding and linen changing and/or room cleaning services.
- the private units provide adequate functional living space and layout, and are not self-contained homes or capable of being used as self-contained homes
- a management plan is provided with the application
- it delivers a cash in lieu contribution towards conventional C3 affordable housing. Boroughs should seek this contribution for the provision of new C3 off-site affordable housing as either an:
- upfront cash in lieu payment to the local authority, or
- in perpetuity annual payment to the local authority
- In both cases developments are expected to provide a contribution that is equivalent to 35 per cent of the units, or 50 per cent where the development is on public sector land or industrial land appropriate for residential uses in accordance with Policy E7 Industrial intensification, co-location and substitution, to be provided at a discount of 50 per cent of the market rent. All large-scale purpose-built shared living schemes will be subject to the Viability Tested Route set out in Policy H5 Threshold approach to applications, however, developments which provide a contribution equal to 35 per cent of the units at a discount of 50 per cent of the market rent will not be subject to a Late Stage Viability Review.
For more information please see The London Plan 2021