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The London Plan July 2011 – RTF version circumstances it may be provided off-site or through a cash in lieu contribution ring fenced, and if appropriate ‘pooled’, to secure efficient delivery of new affordable housing on identified sites elsewhere. These exceptional circumstances include those where, having secured an alternative site, it would be possible to: • secure a higher level of provision • better address priority needs, especially for affordable family housing • secure a more balanced community • better sustain strategically important clusters of economic activities, especially in parts of CAZ and the north of the Isle of Dogs where it might be part of a land ‘swap’ or ‘housing credit’ (Policy 2.11). 3.75 In making arrangements for assessing planning obligations, boroughs should consider whether it is appropriate to put in place provisions for re-appraising the viability of schemes prior to implementation. To take account of economic uncertainties, and in respect of schemes presently anticipated to deliver low levels of affordable housing, these provisions may be used to ensure that maximum public benefit is secured over the period of the development. 3.76 The design and quality policies in Policy 3.5 apply in full to affordable housing provision. The Mayor has published more specific guidance 62 on this which will be incorporated in the new Housing SPG, stressing the need for affordable housing to be integrated with the rest of the development and have the same external appearance as other housing. POLICY 3.13 AFFORDABLE HOUSING THRESHOLDS Planning decisions and LDF preparation A Boroughs should normally require affordable housing provision on a site which has capacity to provide 10 or more homes, applying the density guidance set out in Policy 3.4 of this Plan and Table 3.2. B Boroughs are encouraged to seek a lower threshold through the LDF process where this can be justified in accordance with guidance, including circumstances where this will enable proposals for larger dwellings in terms of floorspace to make an equitable contribution to affordable housing provision. 3.77 Small developments make an important contribution to housing provision in London and must continue to help meet London’s need for affordable as well as market housing. Affordable housing policy requirements should be applied across all the provision arising from sites which have the capacity to provide 10 or more homes. Boroughs are encouraged to set a lower threshold where appropriate in light of their local circumstances 63 . The capacity of sites should be assessed on the basis of Policy 3.4. 3.78 Affordable housing policy should be implemented in circumstances where application of Policy 3.4 to a site or other development opportunity would normally provide capacity for 10 or more homes but a proposal, such as one 62 Mayor of London. EiP Draft Housing SPG. GLA 2010 63 Thresholds for application of application of affordable housing requirements. GLA and GOL, 2003 Page 94 of 310
The London Plan July 2011 – RTF version for larger homes, reduces this output below the affordable housing requirement threshold. Boroughs should ensure that such proposals make an equitable contribution to meeting affordable housing needs by applying affordable housing policy to all the capacity in terms of units which might normally be expected to come forward from the site through application of Policy 3.4. In this process boroughs may wish to draw on the space standards set out in Policy 3.5 and further detail in the new Housing SPG. Guidance on affordable housing requirements in connection with provision for older Londoners and student accommodation is included in paragraphs 3.51 and 3.52-3. London’s Housing Stock POLICY 3.14 EXISTING HOUSING Strategic A The Mayor will, and boroughs and other stakeholders should, support the maintenance and enhancement of the condition and quality of London’s existing homes. Planning decisions and LDF preparation B Loss of housing, including affordable housing, should be resisted unless the housing is replaced at existing or higher densities with at least equivalent floorspace. C This policy includes the loss of hostels, staff accommodation and shared accommodation that meet an identified housing need, unless the existing floorspace is satisfactorily re-provided to an equivalent or better standard. The loss of housing to short-term provision (lettings less than 90 days) should also be resisted. D Boroughs should promote efficient use of the existing stock by reducing the number of vacant, unfit and unsatisfactory dwellings, including through setting and monitoring targets for bringing properties back into use. In particular, boroughs should prioritise long-term empty homes, derelict empty homes and listed buildings to be brought back into residential use. 3.79 Maintaining and improving the quality and condition of London’s stock of 3.1 million homes is a continuing concern to individual Londoners and especially so for some groups. In 2003, 36 per cent of homes across all tenures failed to meet Government’s broad Decent Homes Standard, slightly more than in the country as a whole, and in 2006 180,000 dwellings or six per cent of the stock did not meet the more stringent fitness standard providing ‘acceptable places to live’ 64 . The planning system must support the largely managerial and investment based initiatives to target this issue set out in the London Housing Strategy. 3.80 Retrofitting of the existing stock to address climate change adaptation and mitigation will be particularly important in this (Policy 5.4). Account should also be taken of Policy 3.8 to provide good quality new accommodation to meet the needs of vulnerable groups for supported housing. In some 64 Mayor of London. Interim Housing SPG, GLA, 2009 Page 95 of 310
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