Decision details

REG/009/19-20 Clarification of Adur Affordable Housing Issue

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Decision Maker: Adur Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Strategic Planning

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decision:

The Adur Executive Member for Regeneration has considered  the comments made by the Adur Planning Committee concerning the recommendation that the NPPF threshold should be used for development management purposes; agreed that the affordable housing threshold within the National Planning Policy Framework of 10 dwellings be used for Development Management purposes as set out in the Interim Policy Statement (see Appendix 1 of the report); that the Interim Policy Statement be  posted on the Council’s website; and that the Council's Local Validation List be updated to reflect this.

Reasons for the decision:

To comply with evidence from the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

Alternative options considered:

To stay as we are however, it was felt appropriate to take an approach which falls in line with the national position and is supported by local evidence and need.

Publication date: 31/03/2020

Date of decision: 31/03/2020

Effective from: 08/04/2020

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