Object

Representation ID: 18396

Received: 24/03/2021

Respondent: Johnson Mowat

Johnson Mowat supports and endorses the position of the HBF as set out in its representations regarding draft Policy HO5.

In particular, part E of the draft Policy incorrectly reflects national planning policy and needs to be corrected.

Paragraph 64 of the NPPF clearly states that ‘where major development involving the provision of housing is proposed, planning policies and decisions should expect at least 10% of the homes to be available for affordable home ownership’, which is then qualified by footnote 29 to confirm that this 10% of the total number of homes forms part of the overall affordable housing contribution from the site.

Bullet point 3 under part E of the draft Policy suggests that this 10% is the proportion of the overall affordable housing contribution that should be available for affordable home ownership, which is incorrect.

For example, a 50 unit scheme in a location where the affordable housing target is 20% (10 units) would provide 5 units for affordable home ownership (i.e. 10% of 50) and the remainder (5 units) of other tenures.