Q-H2-1: What is the best way to significantly increase the supply of affordable housing across South Warwickshire?
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Allocate a large proportion of brownfield or infill sites to affordable housing associations. All larger scale developments to have a higher proportion of their development set aside for affordable housing.
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In a similar manner to how we address the affordable home requirements. Although possible consideration could be given to part of the site being more appropiate for older residents, as they may feel safer in that type of development with the inclusion of a community centre within the development. This centre could also provide hubs where advice could be obtaind- something on the lines provided by CAB. In mixed developments there are generally an increased movement of residents as their requirements change, eg employment, requirement for larger properties as the family grows, which sometimes means that some residents never get to know their neighbour.
By ensuring that in all developments of 2 or more new homes, ~50% +/-10% of housing should be affordable. Also by imposing conditions that all affordable homes must remain affordable on an ongoing basis,
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By ensuring that in all new developments a proportion must be bungalows and or purpose built retirement properties,
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Please do not build anything on our green belt/green spaces. This development must stop. We must start protecting our landscape and habitats. Surely this needs revisiting.
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Development of brown field sites, low cost land and existing buildings. Shared ownership opportunities.
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joint developments for "social housing" with more 1 bed properties provided
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purpose built complexes
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more specialist homes; more employment in the care sector
We need to ensure that their is more refurbishment of existing empty homes into affordable and a requirement to fund such projects should be used to get developments of 10 or less to contribute off site,
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Support housing associations and clean up brownfield challenges from the public purse for recovery of the costs over the futrue useful life of the site.
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Provision of affordable housing is not simply a case of providing cheaper homes ( purchase or rental). Developing affordable housing in rural areas must include the provision of affordable transport systems or full local access to key facilities to enable people to afford to live in these areas. It is difficult to see how development of sites in rural areas of the sizes suggested in this plan will provide this. Favouring development of Brownfield sites for affordable housing provides access to existing amenities and transportation. Increased footfall in town centres promotes economic improvement in town centres.
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Older people in a community require housing which is - affordable - enables walking to facilities. Maintaining mobility in older age is significant in the maintenance of physical and mental wellbeing enabling people to " live better longer". By default this reduces the demand for healthcare and assists a reduction in the spiralling costs on Health and Social Care provision. - provides accommodation in mixed age communities. Evidence suggests wellbeing in populations where intergenerational reliability is enabled.
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Why do we need a significant increase in housing? Who says so? What do we get out of it? Only benefit is the council will gain higher revenue! The people gain nothing, except even more council approved eyesores.
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1. Require 50% affordable homes for all developments of more than 10 homes. 2. Remove exemptions such as for student accommodation (if necessary the affordable homes have to be provided at another location within the district), and 3. Extend the provision of affordable housing by the District Councils.
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Require all new major developments to have a masterplan agreed in advance which must include suitable specialist needs for older people.
Do not allow developers to opt out of the 40% affordable housing. Make them actually truly affordable. Limit their sale to people with a local connection.
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Plan for a mix of needs and site over 55s housing, near sheltered accommodation, near care homes and near nursing homes. So people can stay in the area but move up the needs ladder.
Increase the percentage of affordable housing in new developments within the regions showing existing or predicted shortfall.
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Ensure that developments include at least 1 percent of multi generational houses. This specifically means that houses should be built to meet the needs of 3 generations. Our own experience was that despite going to 4 different new home developments not one met our needs. These homes would have the traditional layout for the able bodied/younger members of the family with the addition of integrated accommodation for an elderly person and/or disabled person. This should include as a minimum a downstairs bedroom, wet room and additional living/tv room. Ideally also a kitchenette. This type of accommodation would have wider implications for the council as less care/support would be required from the council. The mental health of the family would be improved as the stresses of splitting time between members of the family in different homes, potentially in different villages/towns, is reduced and vehicle emissions of this travel removed. The separation of living areas is essential for family harmony (tv shows and volume requirements are different) and the dignity of the relative.
In considering the options for Q-H2-2 we would suggest a hybrid option with a South Warwickshire wide requirement being set, and for that to then be divided between key areas of the district as required.
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We broadly support the suggestions in Chapter 6 of the Local Plan as to how this type of housing should be delivered, but a would also note that nowhere in this section is "accessible and inclusive" housing mentioned. The Local Plan could include a policy stance on the quantity of accessible housing which should be provided (wheelchair accessible ad so forth), which may also overlaps with some of the needs for the older population.
Specify in the SWLP where developers have to build many more studio, 1 and 2 bed homes. Developments of modern small apartments, with amenities designed to be particularly attractive to young people would be popular. These could be situated in the upper floors of failed retail units such as the empty department stores in Leamington and Stratford.
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Small, alms style bungalow complexes with communal areas would be attractive to the elderly and would offer them suitable accommodation to downsize and release their larger property for families.
Restrict number of properties owned by landlords.
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Build retirement communities owned by the council.
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Your graph at Figure 22 answers this question. History shows that affordable housing gets built by organisations who do not have to prioritise the making of significant profits. Developers have consistently failed to meet affordable housing targets and have levers they can use to justify not doing so. Therefore, new house-building models need to be established involving partnerships between local authorities and housing associations. The emphasis on affordable housing needs to be absolute and should form the bulk of new house-building. Innovative architecture should be a pre-requisite to create communities that are beautiful, safe and accessible. It is not clear that any of the options below would secure this unless the viability criteria for developers is tightened. More useful would be changes to borrowing requirements to enable local authorities to borrow so that they can build houses themselves or in partnership with housing associations.
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Mainly by engaging with this community to find out what they want. This is particularly important given the age profile of both districts. Useful avenues to purse would seem to include the exploration of incentives to encourage right-sizing; upgrades in accessibility and energy efficiency to older housing stock; brownfield development to place smaller units within 10-minute neighbourhoods; smaller new build stock to be fully accessible.
Use the HEDNA evidence to arrive at targets for delivery of affordable homes, numbers, type of tenure, etc.. Set design standards so that developers know the specifications required for elements such as thermal efficiency, open space, gardens, etc. If developers can't be persuaded to build enough suitable homes, councils should consider becoming developers themselves.
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Stop farmers charging extortionate amounts for sale of land and make developers put more effort into pleasant architecture that looks beautiful and affordable - ie makes a positive contribution to the area. There should be a cap on prices for sale of farmland for development. Small additions to existing developments would be my preferred approach.
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There are some fantastic homes for elderly people in Warwick (Spinney Hill / Greville Road) and we should emulate those.
The housing plan should take into account, local housing needs survey data. Where no data exists, surveys should be undertaken prior to approving planning in smaller settlements. It is particularly true of villages that land prices are higher since property values are higher. However, limiting developments so that smaller, low cost houses are placed in more spacious plots reduces the revenue that can be achieved from a particular plot which then affects the land price. Placing a covenant on these developments to prevent significant enlargement planning permissions later then keeps these properties smaller and more affordable in perpetuity. The price of building land is very much a function of how much revenue developers can generate so it is a fallacy to say that they must build larger homes to justify the price of the land. Planning in villages should encourage low cost homes so that young people can remain in the communities they grew up in or move to villages keeping the communities alive with new children. They should also supply and maintain small low cost homes suitable for retirement properties.
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1. Require 50% affordable homes for all developments of more than 10 homes. 2. Remove exemptions such as for student accommodation (if necessary the affordable homes have to be provided at another location within the district), and 3. Extend the provision of affordable housing by the District Councils.
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Require all new major developments to have a masterplan agreed in advance which must include suitable specialist needs for older people.
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