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06/98 - Planning and Affordable Housing

DETR 06/98 (8 April 1998)

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This circular has now been cancelled by Planning Policy Statement 3: Housing.

 

A community's need for a mix of housing types, including affordable housing, is a material planning consideration which should be taken into account in formulating development plan policies and in deciding planning applications involving housing.

Where there is a demonstrable lack of affordable housing to meet local needs - as assessed by up-to-date surveys and other information - local plans and UDPs should include a policy for seeking affordable housing in suitable housing developments.

The detailed advice provided in this circular supplements the policy in PPG3 Housing.

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