Angus Local Development Plan: Affordable Housing Requirements
Policy TC3 applies to the four Angus Housing Market Areas and seeks to secure the delivery of affordable housing equivalent to 25% of the total number of residential units proposed on all qualifying allocated and windfall residential sites.
The Angus Local Housing Strategy (LHS), alongside the Angus Local Development Plan, is a key component for securing delivery of appropriate affordable housing. The LHS is produced every five years and provides a focus for cross- sector strategic planning for housing and housing related services across all tenures. Through the LHS, Angus Council set priorities for the type, size and location of affordable housing. These priorities reflect the need to deliver affordable housing which best meets identified housing need.
Planning Application Procedure
Delivery Package
The agreement specifying the detail of how the affordable housing - requirement will be met between the Council and the developer, known as the - Delivery Package will comprise specific details of the affordable housing, - affordable housing land or commuted sum. In addition, the Delivery Package - should also include the following information:
- Development Start Date
- Affordable Housing requirement as a percentage of the total number of –
- Units to be built
- Form of Affordable Housing to be provided
- Phasing and timescales for delivery of Affordable Housing, Affordable Housing Land and/or Commuted Sum and details relating to the transfer of Affordable Housing Land or Affordable Housing to an SHP
- The location or locations for the Affordable Housing and Affordable Housing Land
- Property type or types and size or sizes
- Relevant Modest Income level (this will be as specified by the Council)
- Discounted Price
- Social Housing Provider and
- Any arrangements to pay a commuted Sum by instalments.
Calculation of Commuted payments
Worked Example
- Planning application is received for a development of 20 houses in the Arbroath area.
- Number of units of affordable housing required is determined as (5).
- Agreement has been reached that the requirement for this site is to be met via a commuted sum. (Commuted Payments may involve part of the provision for some sites).
- The commuted payment is calculated using the following formula: Number of affordable housing units x benchmark land value of affordable housing plot
Example
The current benchmark land value (at 12 September 2022) of an affordable housing plot in the East Angus Housing Market Area is (£24,000). The calculation would be: 5 affordable housing units x £24,000 = £120,000
The land value is calculated by the District Valuer Services (DVS), which is independent of Angus Council, and is reviewed annually. The amount you pay is dependent on what the commuted sum figure is at that time. The most up-to-date figures can be found on Angus Council’s website at:
www.angus.gov.uk/housing/information_for_developers/commuted_sums
Eligibility – Priority Groups
Social Rented Housing
The SHP will allocate social rented housing to applicants in accordance with their allocation policy.
Housing for Sale
Where units are being developed for sale, the units will be available to households falling within the Priority Client Group.
MidMarket Rent
Where units are being developed for mid-market rent, the units will be available to households falling within the Priority Client Group. The units shall be occupied solely by the household and their immediate family and by no other persons unless Angus Council agrees otherwise in writing.
Non Eligible Groups
The following individuals and groups/organisations will not be eligible to purchase affordable housing:
- Individuals who will use a property as a second or holiday home.
- Private companies or institutions.
- Private landlords including individuals seeking to purchase a property which they will subsequently let out.
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