Validation Checklist - List 1

Affordable Housing Statement

3a Affordable Housing Statement

Draft Local Plan Proposed Submission, August 2016, required for proposals of 11 new dwellings or a site of a site of 0.5 hectares or more.

Submit an affordable housing statement. The statement will need to include:
• The mix of private and affordable units with numbers of habitable rooms and/or bedrooms.
• If you are proposing different levels or types of affordability or tenure for different units you should explain this clearly and fully.
• If you are proposing affordable housing that is not policy compliant, a viability statement will need to be submitted.

You should also show the location of the affordable units and the number of habitable rooms and/or bedrooms, and/or the floor space of the units on the floor plans.

Policy Driver and where to get more advice:
Policy H7 (Affordable Housing) of the Welwyn Hatfield District Plan 2005. Policies SP7 of the Draft Local Plan Proposed Submission, August 2016. National Planning Policy Framework, Section 12.