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Selby District Submission Draft Core Strategy – May 2011
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Rural Housing Exceptions Sites
Context
5.95 The rural exception policy provides flexibility within the planning
system to enable the delivery of affordable housing in rural
communities where there is identified local housing need.
5.96 Rural exceptions site development is an alternative method of
delivering affordable housing. The rural exception sites policy
enables small sites to be developed, specifically for affordable
housing in small rural communities that would not be developed for
housing under normal planning policies. Acceptance of ‘exception
sites’ is subject to their meeting an identified local need and that any
homes developed will remain affordable in perpetuity.
Exceptions sites must be in scale and keeping with the settlement
they are within or adjoining and its setting. Rural exception sites will
seek to address the needs of the local community by accommodating
households who are either current residents or have an existing
family or employment connection. Provisions to ensure that current
local residents or households with an existing employment or family
connection are given (PC6.54) Priority will be articulated through a
future Development Management DPD or Affordable Housing SPD.
(PC6.54). (PC4.14)
5.97 Specific allocations for such sites will be considered in a Site
Allocations DPD. These may be on ‘greenfield’ sites and/or
previously developed land both within and adjoining village
development limits. Exceptions sites must be in scale and keeping
with the settlement they are within or adjoining and its setting. Small
numbers of market homes may be allowed on Rural Exception sites
at the local authorities discretion, for example where essential to
enable the delivery of affordable units without grant funding in
accordance with the NPPF. Further assessment and consideration of
the need to introduce a detailed policy will be undertaken through the
Development Management DPD. (PC6.55)
5.98 The following policy applies to all settlements recognised as rural
villages i.e. those with less than 3000 population. (PC6.56)
5.98 The following policy applies to the Designated Service Villages and
the Secondary Villages. (PC7.22)
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