APPENDIX 1B 1. PURPOSE OF APPENDIX 1 The purpose of this Appendix is to set out local lettings policy statistics.

Local Lettings Policy Statistics

1.0 Introduction

This Appendix sets out some key statistics in relation to the operation of the Local Lettings Policy and localities where the Policy applies.

2.0 Purpose of the Policy

The Local Lettings Policy was introduced to protect rural areas where there are increasingly fewer former Council owned houses and bungalows and a great need for such properties. These properties are not already governed by a Section 106 agreement. The purpose of the Policy is to assist in the sustainability of rural areas by ensuring that households with a local connection can remain in the area rather than move away. The 2011 Census figures show that there has been a significant decrease in working age households compared to the 2001 Census figures.

2.1 Coverage of the Policy

The Policy covers just under a third of South Lakes Housing’s housing stock (Table 1.1). The areas covered fall within Local Area Partnership areas as shown in Table 1.2. Table 1.2 also shows the relevant settlements where the Policy applies, how many properties the Policy applies to and how many local lettings there have been in 2012 – 2013. Table 1.1 Total SLH Housing Stock 3127 Total Covered by Local 913 Lettings Policy % of stock covered 29%

Total SLH Housing Stock Total Covered by Local Lettings Policy

Table 1.2

LAP Total Local Total Properties Total SLH Stock Lettings 2012- covered by Local within LAP 13 Lettings areas

Lakes (Ambleside, Bowness, 28 321 518 Chapel Stile, Elterwater, Grasmere, Windermere) High Furness (Bouth, Broughton 11 110 110 Beck, Broughton in Furness, Coniston, Finisthwaite, Hawkshead, Kirkby in Furness, Penny Bridge, Sattersthwaite, Spark Bridge) Ulverston & Low Furness 9 87 87 (Gleaston, Leece, Little Urswick, Great Urswick, Swarthmoor) Grange & Cartmel (Allithwaite, 3 66 66 Backbarrow, Cark in Cartmel, Cartmel, Flookborough, Haverthwaite, Lindale) South Westmorland (Arnside, 11 207 286 Beetham, Burton, Crook, Crooklands, Crosscrake, Crosthwaite, Endmoor, Farleton, Hincaster, Holme, Levens, Lupton, Mealbank, Meathop, Milnthorpe, Natland, Newbiggin, Oxenholme) Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale 4 59 206 (Barbon, Casterton, Dent, Kirkby Lonsdale, Sedbergh) Upper Kent (Burneside, 1 63 110 Grayrigg, Ings, New Hutton, Old Hutton, Staveley) Total 67 913 1383

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% Total SLH Stock 10% Total Local Lettings Stock 0% Total Local Lettings

Local Lettings Policy Lets 2012-13

Lakes High Furness Ulverston & Low Furness Grange and Cartmel South Westmorland Sedbergh & Kirkby Lonsdale Upper Kent

3.0 Non-LAP Areas

Table 1.3 shows the areas where the Local Lettings Policy does not apply, the total lettings in these areas in 2012-13 and total SLH housing stock in these areas.

Table 1.3 Non -LAP areas Total Lettings Total SLH 2012-13 Housing Stock Kendal 48 1069

Ulverston 39 552

Grange -over -Sands 5 123

Total for Non -LAP areas 92 1744