Up to 150 new homes with a mix of house sizes and types to meet local policy requirements and identified need.

In accordance with local policy a percentage of the homes provided on this site will be classed as affordable housing.

This will ensure local people – from first-time buyers to families – can access high-quality housing, helping more residents stay close to the community they know and love.

Affordable housing is available to households who otherwise could not house themselves, for example, because they would struggle to afford the cost of housing in the open market, or they need a specific type of house which is not commonly available.  Affordable housing can include:

Shared ownership
Shared ownership housing is provided through a Registered Housing Association and helps households who can afford a small mortgage, but that are not able to afford to buy a property outright.

To be eligible for a shared ownership property, the annual household income can be no more than £80,000 and applicants must be registered on the Home Buy Register.

It enables purchasers to buy a share between 10% and 75% of the home’s full market value and then pay rent to the landlord for the share they own.

Social rented housing
Social rented housing is owned by local authorities and Registered Providers, for which guideline target rents are determined through the national rent regime.

The rent is calculated using a set formula that takes into account the value of the property, the average earnings in the area and the number of bedrooms.

Social Rented properties are the most affordable tenure type, typically around 60% of an open market rent. Housing Benefit is available to qualifying households where they are unable to pay their Social Rent.

Intermediate Housing
Includes homes for rent and sale provided at a cost above social rent but below market levels.

Affordable Rent (Or intermediate rent) - is housing is let by Local Authorities or Registered Providers to households who are eligible for Social Rented housing. Affordable Rent is subject to rent controls that require a rent of no more than 80% of the local market rent.

Rent to Buy - You rent a newly built home at approximately 20% below the market rate for up to five years (exact period of time varies by property). During that time period, you have the option to buy the property or to buy part of the property under a Shared Ownership scheme. When you get to the end of the time period, you either have to buy part of the property or move out.

Section 106 agreements and CIL payments are two important tools in UK planning used to secure funding from new development to help improve local infrastructure and services.

Section 106 Agreements (S106) is a legal agreement between a developer and the local planning authority.

To make a development proposal acceptable in planning terms, by securing contributions towards things the development will impact.

Examples of what S106 funds can provide:

• Affordable housing
• School places
• Road improvements
• Parks or green spaces
• Health services

Key Features:

• Negotiated case-by-case for specific developments
• Directly related to the development
• Must be reasonable and proportionate
• Can be inconsistent between developments or areas

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a standard charge per square metre of new floor space, introduced by the Planning Act 2008.
It is designed to help fund infrastructure needed to support new development across a wider area – not just tied to a single site.

Examples of what CIL funds can provide:

• Transport links
• Schools and hospitals
• Flood defences
• Community centres

Key Features:

• Set as a fixed rate by the local authority
• Applies automatically to eligible developments
• Collected upfront or in stages

Your feedback is important to us and we want to understand local priorities and ideas.

This is your opportunity to share your views through this consultation website.

An outline planning application is used to agree the overall principles of a new development – such as how many homes it includes, where they would go and how people would access the site.

If outline permission is granted, more detailed plans (called “Reserved Matters”) will follow later, showing things like the design of the homes, materials and landscaping.

This site is classed as a Greenfield site, greenfield sites are land and that has never been built on before – usually found in rural or undeveloped areas (e.g. farmland or countryside).

This site is not Green Belt.  There is however Green Belt in other areas of the District.  Green Belt Land is protected areas of open land around cities, meant to prevent urban sprawl. Often includes greenfield land, but not all greenfield land is green belt.

Brownfield this is previously developed land that is no longer in use (e.g. old factories, derelict buildings, disused rail yards).