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Representation ID: 25160

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Home Builders Federation

Affordable Housing

This part of the Policy seeks to ensure that approximately 25% of the total housing requirement is affordable housing, this will be delivered through policy HO5: Affordable Housing.

The HBF generally supports the Council in seeking to meet their affordable housing needs. 25% of the housing requirement would be 426dpa. The Strategic Housing Market Assessment (SHMA) (2019) states that the overall net annual imbalance is calculated to be 441 affordable dwellings each year. The PPG states that ‘total affordable housing need can then be considered in the context of its likely delivery as a proportion of mixed market and affordable housing developments, taking into account the probable percentage of affordable housing to be delivered by eligible market housing led developments. An increase in the total housing figures included in the plan may need to be considered where it could help deliver the required number of affordable homes’. The HBF considers that the Council need to ensure that this affordable housing need is given consideration in determining an appropriate housing requirement.