Q-H2-1: What is the best way to significantly increase the supply of affordable housing across South Warwickshire?
Allow for more self-build sites. Increase building density in towns, allowing higher development with more storeys.
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Enable more flexible local public transport that is better integrated.
Attractive, well built flats within town location on brownfield/infill to provide 'starter' homes. Repurposing unwanted retail and industrial spaces. Not generating suburban sprawl.
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Sheltered accomodation (carefully designed flats) within towns with easy access to local ameneties. Homes within suburban sprawl are isolating, particularly for limited mobility people who will struggle with public transport.
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BASED ON ESTIMATES AND KNOWN PLANS SET UP A FORECAST FOR SAY FIVE YEARS AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY
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PLAN A NEED AND SUPPLY OF CONTINUING INCREASED NEEDS OF AN EXPANDING NEED FOR OLDER PEOPLE WHICH IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY.
Localised approach to housing delivery to make it easier for alternative housing providers to meet local need- council or housing association.
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A proportion of homes should be compliant with Lifetime Homes Standards. Request a polict to protect bungalows in the SWLP. See also Alcester Neighbourhood Development Plan policy HBE4 Bungalows.
Invest in Milverton Homes but even they will be unable to increase the number significantly. .
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The Councils need to provide more social housing for elderly people bearing in mind that many people in private rented accommodation now will find they cannot afford it when they retire on a small pension. We should encourage the building of lifetime homes - eg with downstairs showers, or provision of drainage for one, and circulation spaces that could accommodate wheelchairs. We could also educate/encourage people to future proof their homes.
Increase the use of redundant or por commercial property in towns, for instance, over shops. This also delivers housing that may require reduced transport infrastructure. Also build more multi occupancy homes.
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I'm back to the answer in H2-1.7
The only way to significantly increase the supply of affordable housing across South Warwickshire is to allocate viable and deliverable housing land where policy-compliant levels of affordable housing will be delivered as part of a deliverable, agreed masterplan. The Henley-in-Arden Vision provides for the delivery of affordable housing to meet very significant demand in and around Henley and the wider region. In Henley, the Vision provides land in a single ownership where the landowner is committed to delivering comprehensive sustainable development. The SWLP needs to allocate this and several equally viable and deliverable sites which can be masterplanned to include up to 2,500 new homes over the plan period - noting that the delivery of new homes takes time and sustainable development requires homes to be delivered alongside infrastructure and all of the other ingredients required as part of good planning - including a set number of affordable homes, to be delivered in line with planning permissions and associated agreements - and in this way, the supply of affordable housing will be significantly increased over time. Any other approach will result in the failure to deliver the number of new affordable homes that are required. The Henley 2050 Vision demonstrates how a long-term growth plan, under the stewardship of a single landowner can deliver beautiful zero carbon homes in a beautiful neighbourhood.
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In respect of older people, the SWLP should support the provision of land for elderly-focused accommodation. The most effective way to achieve this would be to identify specific areas or target numbers within Spatial Growth allocations for up to 2500 homes, ensuring a proportion of homes are available for older people - ranging from care and extra care facilities, through to bungalows and homes designed for adaptation.
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Most older people want to stay in their location for family or friends reasons. This should be taken into account for affordable housing, linked with available support
Prioritise brown field sites in towns where all amenities work and services are accessible on foot. Building affordable homes in villages is inappropriate as it does not address the needs of the affordable homes residents. The home may be affordable but the costs of living out in villages is high requires car transport and has higher costs associated with being off mains gas supply etc.
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Specialist developments for older people providing all the amenities they need locally whilst maintaining their dignity as their needs may change from being relatively mobile to less so and needing more support services.
The current policy of requiring developers to provide 40% of houses that are considered to be affordable has failed to address the need for affordable housing and has contributed to the current housing crisis. Developers are too easily able to avoid this requirement. The way to address the need for affordable housing is for local authorities and housing associations to work together to provide affordable homes.
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(i) Encourage right-sizing, encourage the redevelopment and upgrading of older housing units to meet modern requirements for heat, light, power and accessibility. (ii) Improve infrastructure and facility provision around existing smaller housing stock-units to meet the 20 minute neighbourhood criteria.
Affordable houses are dependant on funding for their construction. Whilst any rural or greenbelt areas will have an affordable housing need, the focus of development in these areas will lead to over-inflation of retail prices of units, especially where they lie in close proximity to towns. Mass development in greenbelt should be avoided as the economics of development in these areas precipitates towards high-cost housing. Encouraging right-sizing would allow for re-purposing of some existing housing units, but development of affordable homes should be out with these traditionally costly areas as it is unlikely that with the current model relying on private and corporate funding, low-profit affordable housing will ever realistically be built in these areas.
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Encourage right-sizing, encourage the re-development and upgrading of older housing units to meet modern requirements for Heat, Light, Power and accessibility. Improve infrastructure and facility provision around existing smaller housing stock-units to meet the 20 minute neighbourhood criteria.
Evaluation of emerging construction methods such as prefabricated and self-build and applying limitations to purchase conditions.
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Integrated community health care with a focus on people being able to stay in their own homes.
Remove loopholes that enable affordable housing to be removed. Local authority (housing authority) to build more housing.
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Make provision for affordable supported living / extra care housing.
Homes should be built near to existing infrastructure where possible. Affordable homes not only for young people but also for elderly residents. More bungalows needed, not just elderly care homes.
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Affordable single storey homes in a locality, away from affordable family homes as noise can be an irritant to older people. An older person community can be established with out building apartment blocks for the elderly.
A significant level of affordable housing can be achieved by permitting development proposals that come forward, both as allocated and windfall sites. Affordable housing is best funded through the delivery of market housing, both of which within these brackets, can deliver a wide range of types of housing to cater for varying needs. It should however be taken into consideration that policies for new-build development requiring a percentage of that development to be affordable, must ensure that developments remain viable. We agree that future affordable housing delivery will be influenced by issues related to viability and the availability of funding. We also agree, as set out in the HEDNA, that affordable housing policies coming forward in the Plan should be influenced by a combination of needs evidence and viability evidence which examines what affordable housing can be viably delivered through mixed tenure schemes. It is important not to overly restrict market housing in terms of mix, given the impacts on viability, which might then in turn impact on abilities to deliver affordable housing.
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There should be a continued provision of a wide range of housing choice across the HMA which allows for downsizing, as well as a sufficient supply of family and affordable housing. Proposals for new development that come forward offering a development scheme entirely aimed at older people, or a proportion of accommodation for older people alongside family housing and/or affordable housing, should be supported by the authorities. Accommodation catering for the needs of older people at sustainable locations should be supported not only as allocated sites, but as windfall sites, should they come forward, particularly if these are supported by robust needs assessments.
Only allow medium and high density housing build.
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Agree with Option H2.2a primarily for Plan consistency but consider potential to include elements of H2-2b referenced within a planning policy. This provides for a consistent approach across the Plan area with the policy able to provide reflection of urban and rural settlement situation or circumstances across the two authorities. No further comment.
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Address elderly need within Plan policy either as a specific element/part of housing type and mix for specific strategic sites/allocations (using identified age profile needs for specific settlements or areas, if available) or include as a %percentage requirement within strategic policy for strategic proposals to address, based on ONS/Census data and age profiles/projections for the South Warwickshire Plan area. Alternatively consider specific allocations for Extra Care units and High Dependency units along with their associated health care provision, related to the specialised needs generated by the elderly (either through targeted contributions from development to address those needs or on-site provision as part of the proposal/allocation) as part of the housing need and type to be directly addressed. No further comment
Directly and by collaboration with HAs - see outline suggestions in previous question.
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The current policy of requiring developers to provide 40% of houses that are considered to be affordable has failed to address the need for affordable housing and has contributed to the current housing crisis. Developers are too easily able to avoid this requirement. The way to address the need for affordable housing is for local authorities and housing associations to work together to provide affordable homes.
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(i) Encourage right-sizing, encourage the redevelopment and upgrading of older housing units to meet modern requirements for heat, light, power and accessibility. (ii) Improve infrastructure and facility provision around existing smaller housing stock-units to meet the 20 minute neighbourhood criteria.
Housing should be built in areas where developers are going to be enticed to build affordable homes rather than in sought after postcodes where they can sell properties for a higher and not affordable price.
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Strong management of developer plans!
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we need to build more social homes within all developments, with more provided for single people
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The best way to increase the supply of affordable housing is to ensure mixed provision on new build locations and integrated rather than seperate estates. The other option if not affordable to buy but is affordable to rent would be Alms or Association Housing for those families that cannot afford a mortgage but want to stay local to their known communities.
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It is often inappropriate to insist on 'affordable' housing on all developments. I bought a bungalow on a small new development - this is a very small property - hence fitting your criteria of living in suitably sized house. Ialso bought what I thought would be future proof home, hoping to stay there for ever. However, There was requirement for (albeit) small number of affordable housing. We were ensured that this was for local people, and strict selection so that fitted in with development. NOT SO. [Further redacted text]
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Need to differentiate between 'older people' needing care/support, and people who are just 'older' ie retired and perhaps wanting somewhere quiet and pleasant to live, without kids kicking footballs against your fence. On developments bungalows, or small apartment blocks should be in discrete areas and NOT located next to play areas (as I found on one development)
Enforce the developer to provide the required percentage of affordable homes that were a part of the planning approval. Social housing provided by the local authority.
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The planning process should prevent single storey properties being changed to multi-storey.
The best way to do this is to provide affordable rented accommodation. The proportion of these homes built in developments should be increased. The houses currently described as affordable shared ownership properties should be fewer in each development allowing the overall figure to include more affordable rented houses.
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There should be a greater provision of lower cost housing including the provision bungalows and lower cost care facilities. transition housing should be built, smaller units easing the ability to move across particularly into independent care facilities. All houses should be built o provide lifelong use capability. A greater provision of care homes for disabled and dementia patients at a reasonable cost.
Affordable housing should be provided in all communities so that people can remain in their home area where they have support and networks. There is anecdotal evidence that households are being moved to Meon Vale from some distance away because they have an urgent housing need. This has resulted in them being isolated from their support, unable to access employment and reliant on the poor rural bus service. In addition to providing affordable housing in major developments, small rural exceptions sites is a proven way of providing affordable housing in smaller villages where no major developments are proposed.
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There is plenty of researched evidence about the variety of types of housing that is needed and desired by older people at different stages of their life. This varies depending on their age, finances and health. Many aspire to downsizing to a spacious bungalow or level access flat close to their family, public transport, shops and services. Housing developers will not deliver this unless it is set out as a requirement of planning policy. Some local plans are now specifying a percentage of housing to be provided as bungalows or level access flats. The Council housing services and housing associations have a role to play in providing more specialist accommodation such as extra care flats. However, unless people are eligible for housing benefits these can be unaffordable. Flats in one new extra care property in Stratford are Council Tax Band D. If people cannot find a suitable property that is affordable, they will remain in their family home until a crisis forces them to move. Many new homes are being built with small rooms and are very cramped. Floorspace is as important as the number of bedrooms. Level access both within the house and in the environment around is important for people with a wide range of mobility needs in addition to wheelchair users. Eg many older people are reliant on walking frames and need space in their homes to be able to use them. More attention must be paid by the Councils to ensuring that all new developments have accessible routes from the house door to the car and around the area with dropped kerbs at all junctions.
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