Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 14124
Received: 06/12/2020
Respondent: Berkswell Charities
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Paragraph 160. Plan is not future-proofed to provisions of White Paper and underlying principles to achieve affordable housing. Fails to recognise & potentially excludes almshouse charities as form of affordable housing. Requires almshouse charities to provide financial contribution or provision of affordable housing and considers almshouse charities as unsuitable to provide affordable housing for developers. This approach leads to fewer almshouses being built and adds to costs, contrary to need to boost affordable housing
Almshouse charities should be recognised as a legitimate provided of affordable housing
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