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Representation ID: 14110

Received: 14/12/2020

Respondent: IM Land - Land at Jacobean Lane, Knowle

Agent: Barton Willmore Planning

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The requirement for affordable provision for C2 development is held within the justification rather than within the policy.

It is not specifically defined what types of C2 development will require to provide affordable housing (either on-site or off-site). The reference to ‘self-contained units’ does not allow for any distinction between the types of C2 uses.

The Viability Study only tests one C2 typology which is a 30 (one and two bedroom) unit retirement apartment housing scheme and it is unclear the level of communal area that has been assumed. The viability study scenarios also show that this is not viable when CIL is also included.

The HEDNA does not justify that 40% affordable provision is required on C2 uses and that the affordable need is lower. This indicates that requiring a 40% affordable housing obligation would be unjustified. This point is further evidenced by the Older People’s Housing Need Report (January 2020) produced by Barton Willmore.

NPPG Paragraph 64 confirms that specialist accommodation is exempt from the requirement for 10% of homes (as part of the affordable housing contribution) are to be made available for affordable home ownership.