AFFORDABLE /SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING/MINORITY GROUPS

AFFORDABLE /SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING/MINORITY GROUPS

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  Organisations in the NW should work together to actively tackle the underlying causes of homelessness, to prevent homelessness. And provide excellent services to support people to access worm, secure and affordable homes. Three priorities are identified:
  

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  Preventing Homelessness
  
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  Increasing access to a choice of settled homes; and
  
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  Developing plans and activity based on a robust understanding of homelessness and housing need (NW Homelessness Strategy p5 and 6)
  

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  Make active ageing the norm rather than the exception, for example by building more Lifetime Homes (Healthy Lives Healthy People para 11(e).
  
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  The Strategic Housing Market Assessment should inform the number of current and projected affordable units offered across the city (PPS3, para 29)
  
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  Where there is a demonstrable lack of affordable housing – LDD’s should include policies for seeking affordable housing within suitable housing developments (PPS3, para 22)(RSS, Policy L5)
  
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  It is essential that the planning system continues to be used to maximum effect to secure affordable housing and to ensure an adequate supply of land in suitable locations once the market recovers (NW Regional Housing Strategy para 5.12)
  
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    Affordable housing policies should define: what affordable housing is considered to be; indicate how many affordable units need to be provided throughout the plan area; and Identify suitable areas and sites on which affordable housing is to be provided and the amount of provision that will be sought (UDP, Policy H4)(Housing Planning Guidance Policies HOU 3,4,5,6)
    
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    Develop affordable housing on site as a preferred location. If this is not possible or appropriate, off-site locations should then be identified. (Part of the bigger picture: affordable housing in Salford, p67)
    
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    Secure housing which is affordable to local people, in key locations, where this is critical to future growth prospects (NW RES p.41)
    
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    Where there is a demonstrable lack of affordable housing to meet local needs, developers will be required to provide an element of affordable housing within residential schemes on sites over 1ha or consisting of 25 or more dwellings (UDP Policy H4)
    

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  LPA’s to monitor the operation and outputs of local plan affordable housing policies and on rural exception sites (PPS3, para.30)
  
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  A community’s need for affordable housing is a material planning consideration which may be taken into account in formulating development plan policies and deciding planning applications (Circular 6/98 para.1)
  
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  Development plans should set out how occupancy of affordable dwellings will be controlled, identify the preferred approach for controlling occupancy and include criteria of eligibility against which occupancy can be determined (Circular 6/98 para.12).
  

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  Meet the housing related support needs of all vulnerable groups, (City of Salford – The Supporting People 5 year strategy) (Salford Housing Strategy p5)
  

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  Complete a retirement village for Salford by 2009 and increase the range of properties available for older people by 2015 (Community Plan p.48)
  
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  Ensure that 80% of all social homes meet the Decent Homes Standard by 2009. 100% by 2015 (Community Plan p.48)
  
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  All social housing to be of a decent standard by 2010 with most improvement taking place in deprived areas (Urban White Paper para 7.28)
  
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  Ensure a homelessness strategy is developed which offers quality and choice in re-housing options and follow up support. (Salford Empty Property Strategy, p24)(Homelessness Strategy, p16)
  
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  Many older people would like a wider choice of tenure options in specialised housing which is largely rental stock. Local authority older people’s housing strategies typically focus on social rented specialised housing, missing out opportunities for private sector delivery and new tenure options such as shared equity. Support for private sector developers and providing wider tenure options is an important part of improving choice for older people (Lifetime homes, lifetime neighbourhoods p136).
  

STUDENT ACCOMMODATION

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  Important that need for student accommodation is satisfied, in areas that planning applications for Student Accommodation will be granted permission where they meet certain criteria (UDP, Policy H7)
  

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  Any proposal submitted for the development of student housing should be accompanied by a needs assessment, and will only be permitted where demand can clearly be demonstrated. (Housing Planning Guidance, para 6.2/ 6.3,)
  

GYPSIES AND TRAVELLERS

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  A Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessment (GTAA) will determine the future demand for sites and will inform the amount of land designated for such sites. (Circular 01/2006, Para 8)
  
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  Suitable sites for Gypsies and Travellers will be identified in DPD’s (Circular 01/2006, para18)
  
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  Include Gypsies and Travellers in local housing needs assessments and draw up a strategy demonstrating how the accommodation needs of Gypsies and Travellers will be met as part of wider housing strategies (Housing Act, 2004)
  
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  Planning applications by travelling people for residential provision will be permitted where they meet particular criteria (City of Salford UDP, Policy EHC7)
  

DENSITY OF NEW HOUSING

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  Avoid developments which make inefficient use of land (less that 30 dwellings per ha) and encourage densities between 30 and 50 dwellings per ha, with greater intensity at places with good public transport accessibility (PPS3, para 47) (UDP, Policy H1)
  

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