The Provision of Affordable Housing Through The Development Process SPD

This SPD supplements the policies of the adopted Amber Valley Borough Local Plan relating to affordable housing and enable the Borough Council to set out in more detail the requirements for affordable housing within development sites or mixed use sites that have a housing element and add weight to policies H10-H11 of the adopted Local Plan in the consideration of planning applications for housing development. This SPD strives to achieve the following objectives:

• provide an opportunity for the development industry and the public to comment on and influence the approach that the Borough Council should take in delivering affordable housing provision through the development process;
• provide a clear framework for developers and other parties so that they understand how affordable housing is to be provided within the Borough;
• facilitate a more efficient and expedient delivery of affordable housing by providing guidance to developers on the principles and procedures the council will adopt
• promote mixed and inclusive communities by encouraging varied distribution and tenures of affordable housing in new developments through the effective implementation of thresholds
• to ensure that all types of affordable housing is secured in accordance with local need