Design of Affordable Housing

Object

Representation ID: 71631

Received: 13/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore (now Stantec)

The draft SPD strongly encourages all developments to reduce their carbon footprint and states that a future Development Plan Document (DPD) will be produced to address design matters related to this. Whilst a positive approach to addressing carbon reduction and climate change is supported, the correct approach is to consider any requirement for standards via a DPD wherein any viability implications can be considered, in line with national policy and guidance. As part of any future standards, the Council should take into consideration the Governments recent Future Homes Standards consultations (2019) on increased Building Regulations requirements for zero carbon homes.

Support

Representation ID: 71649

Received: 20/02/2020

Respondent: Leonie Stoate

We support the SPD’s guidance on the integration of affordable housing whereby affordable housing is distributed across a site. However, the use of the term ‘pepper-potting’ is considered outdated and could be misinterpreted and over-rigorously applied. We agree with the SPD’s preferred stance that affordable housing should be delivered in small clusters. The Council should look at specifying what is meant by a “small cluster”. This could be expressed as a maximum group size or range. We commonly see that a group size of approximately 10-15 dwellings is most favoured by HAs.

Object

Representation ID: 71693

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Barton Willmore

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF HOUSING
The draft SPD strongly encourages all developments to reduce their carbon footprint and states that a future Development Plan Document (DPD) will be produced to address design matters related to this. Whilst a positive approach to addressing carbon reduction and climate change is supported, the correct approach is to prepare a DPD wherein any viability implications can be considered, in line with national policy and guidance. As part of any future standards, the Council should take into consideration the Governments recent Future Homes Standards consultations (2019) on increased Building Regulations requirements for zero carbon homes.

Support

Representation ID: 71722

Received: 21/02/2020

Respondent: Pegasus Group

Northern Trust support the recognition that affordable homes should be pepper potted across larger schemes, yet still provided in clusters. Providing small clusters allows for easy management of properties by Registered Providers.