Affordable housing policy AH SP2
- For all developments of 11 residential units or more we will require a minimum 30% of the total number of units proposed on site to be provided as affordable housing.
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Where it can be proven that 30% affordable housing provision is not viable, then a reduction in the amount of affordable housing on a site or off-site provision as part of another development within the Arun district may be considered.
The provision of affordable housing on a site at less than 30% or an alternative site or by way of a commuted sum will only be allowed in very exceptional circumstances and if supported by robust evidence including, where appropriate, viability evidence.
In these cases we will use an independent assessor, Dixon Searle Partnership, to appraise the evidence provided. This will be at the cost of the applicant. Please note that we may publish developer viability appraisals in full on our website if the application fails to meet our affordable housing policy requirements.
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We will negotiate the affordable housing tenure mix on development sites from an initial position of 75% rent and 25% intermediate housing.
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Affordable housing must be visually indistinguishable from market housing with large groupings of single tenure dwellings or property types avoided. Affordable housing units shall be permitted in small clusters throughout development schemes.
The affordable dwelling mix should comprise of the following range of homes unless evidence indicates otherwise:
- 1 bedroom 35 to 40%
- 2 Bedroom 35 to 40%
- 3 Bedroom 15 to 20%
- 4+ Bedroom 5 to 10%
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Provision of affordable housing can be by either a preferred registered provider, an affordable housing provider such as a Community Land Trust (CLT) or by Arun District Council. All providers will be required to sign and adhere to the principles of our Developer and Partner Charter Plus.
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Affordable housing will be made available for households on our housing register or for affordable ownership through the government's affordable home ownership schemes. Nominations will be made by us from these registers.
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All planning applications that include residential development, either in whole or in part, must include an affordable housing statement.
Community led housing
Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are a type of community-led housing which are set up and run by ordinary people to develop and manage homes as well as other assets such as community hubs.
There are a number of CLTs active in Arun which are keen to develop affordable housing for local people:
Aldingbourne, Barnham and Eastergate CLT |
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Angmering CLT |
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Arundel CLT |
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Ford CLT |
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Slindon CLT |
Preferred registered providers
Provider |
Contact and email |
Address |
Telephone |
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Arun District Council |
Group Head of Housing, Wellbeing & Communities
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Civic Centre Maltravers Road Littlehampton BN17 5LF |
01903 737719 |
The Guinness Partnership |
Claudette Rawlinson New Business Manager |
33 East Street Havant Hampshire PO9 1AA
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07710 922419
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The Hyde Group
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John Martin john.martin@hyde-housing.co.uk
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Telecom House 125 - 135 Preston Road Brighton West Sussex BN1 6AF
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023 8083 6847
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Worthing Homes
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Damian Haley Development Manager |
Davison House North Street Worthing West Sussex BN11 1ER
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01903 703140 07540 126086
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Stonewater |
Jacqueline Burton Development Officer |
Waverley House 115-118 Holdenhurst Road Bournemouth BH8 8DY
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01293 780409
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Saxon Weald
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Mona Johansson Programme Manager
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Saxon Weald House
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01403 226087 |
Sovereign |
Liz Evans, Development Manager |
Sovereign House Basing View Basingstoke RG21 4FA |
07823 538900 |
Aster Group |
Edward Till Development Manager
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01264 405513 07711 425474 |
Clarion Housing Group
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Liz Hills Head of Development (New Projects)
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Upton House 7 Perrymount Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3TN
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0203 7844632 07580 873501
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