Decision details

Housing and Urban Capacity Study

Decision Maker: Council - Local Plan Special Meeting, Council

Decision status: Recommendations approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

LDF = Local Development Framework

AAP = Area Action Plan

DPD = Development Plan Document

 

See also South Cambridgeshire Local Development Framework (LDF)

Decision:

Council AGREED the following recommendations, subject to issues raised during discussion:

(a)               To confirm the Preferred Approach to housing objectives (CS19);

(b)               To confirm the Preferred Approach to roll forward the existing housing allocations made in the 2004 Local Plan (CS20);

(c)               To confirm the Preferred Approach to densities of at least 30 dwellings per hectare and at least 40 dwellings per hectare in more sustainable locations (CS22);

(d)               To confirm the Preferred Approach for the target for the mix of house sizes, based on the number of bedrooms, in market housing:

·                     40% 1 and 2 bedroom : 30% 3 bedroom : 30% 4 or more bedrooms for Northstowe to address locally identified housing needs whilst not compromising the development of a balanced community in a new town (CS23); [This decision was subsequently overturned by full Council on 1 February 2005 in favour of a 50 : 25 : 25 ratio]

·                     50% 1 and 2 bedroom : 25% 3 bedroom : 25% 4 or more bedrooms for development district-wide (primarily in villages) to address the high level of need for 1 and 2 bedroom properties identified in the Housing Needs Survey (CS26);

(e)               To confirm the Preferred Option for the target of Affordable Housing at approximately 50% of all dwellings proposed (CS27);

(f)                 To confirm the Preferred Approach of requiring Affordable Housing to be provided as set out in the 2004 Local Plan, i.e., a threshold of more than 10 dwellings in settlements over 3,000 population and 2 or more dwellings elsewhere (CS30);

(g)               To confirm the Preferred Options for funding Affordable Housing:

·                     To pursue CS32 District-wide, negotiating a lower proportion of Affordable Housing if there were insurmountable subsidy issues; and

·                     To pursue CS33 for small sites, negotiating a contribution to Affordable Housing to be provided elsewhere.

Report author: Development Services Director

Publication date: 24/01/2005

Date of decision: 21/01/2005

Decided at meeting: 21/01/2005 - Council - Local Plan Special Meeting