Tracked Version of Core Strategy, November 2012 - Selby District ...

Selby District Submission Draft Core Strategy – May 2011
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Housing Mix
Introduction
5.56 Both national planning guidance and local strategic objectives aim to
ensure that all the housing needs of the local population are
adequately met. The provision of an appropriate mix of housing is
fundamental to achieving mixed and balanced communities, and the
2009 Selby District Strategic Housing Market Assessment provides
further evidence that new build developments should reflect the
needs of all sections of the community in terms of types and sizes.
Context
5.57 The Council wishes to consider the accommodation requirements of
specific groups as part of creating sustainable, mixed communities
and as such, needs to assess and plan for the housing needs of the
whole community including older people. This will help promote
socially inclusive communities including mixes of housing (in line
with PPS1 and PPS3).
5.58 This approach parallels the Regional Housing Strategy 17 and North
Yorkshire Sub-Regional Housing Strategy 18 which include the
following themes: creating better places, delivering better homes,
providing choice and opportunity to meet housing aspirations,
improving housing condition and services for all and provide for fair
access to housing.
Relevant Strategic Objective
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Local Issues
5.59 The Council’s Mission Statement is “To improve the quality of life for
those who live and work in the District” and a key priority for the
Council is “Providing a better balance in the housing market to
provide access to homes for those who want and need them”.
5.60 The Selby District Housing Strategy Action Plan has six main priority
headings and relevant issues for Core Strategy are profiling the
District’s housing stock and monitoring current and future housing
need as well as promoting social inclusion, respect and sustainable
communities.
5.61 Relevant aims of the Selby District Sustainable Community Strategy
include develop the area; and make sure that Selby District is still a
place that people want to live and work in; and to create: ‘A future
where the people of Selby District live in strong, inclusive, healthy
17 Regional Housing Strategy, 2005-2021, Yorkshire & Humber Assembly
http://www.yhassembly.gov.uk/Our%20Work/Housing/Regional%20Housing%20Strategy/
18 North Yorkshire Sub-Regional Housing Strategy 2008-2014, Draft for Consultation, 2010
http://www.northyorkshirehousingstrategy.co.uk/
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