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The Borough Council has now adopted the Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on Affordable Housing. This SPD supports the Affordable Housing policies (C2 and D8) within the Local Plan 1996-2011, which was adopted in July 2006. It outlines the background and justification for the Affordable Housing policies and provides more information about how the policies are implemented through the Development Control process.
The SPD was adopted at the meeting of the Cabinet in July 2007 and follows periods of consultation at the Issues and Options stage (Sept / Oct 2005) and on a draft SPD (May / June 2007).
PPS3 - Changes to the Affordable Housing Thresholds
Following the publication of PPS3: Housing by the Government in December 2006, the threshold for seeking the inclusion of affordable housing on sites in Basingstoke Town has been reduced from 25 dwellings as set out in policy C2 of the Adopted Local Plan to 15 dwellings. A short guidance note has been prepared to explain this in more detail, and is available to download by clicking here.
Set out below are copies of the Sustainability Appraisal, Statement of Compliance and the Adoption Statement.
If you wish to obtain a hard copy of the SPD, please contact a member of the Forward Planning Team on (01256) 845796 / 845750 or by e-mail LDF@basingstoke.gov.uk
Documents
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