BROADLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) Consultation Statement Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on Affordable Housing Consultation Statement The Council has now formally adopted the SPD on Affordable Housing as a part of its Local Development Framework (LDF) on 2 December 2008. The SPD was commenced in late 2007, has undergone an evidence gathering stage including a pre-draft consultation as well as the formal consultation between 25 July and 5 September 2008. This Consultation Statement is produced as required by Regulation 17 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Development) (England) Regulations, 2004 (as amended by Regulations 2008), including how the formal consultation was undertaken, who were consulted, main issue raised and how those issues have been addressed in the SPD. Relevant bodies (listed in Table 1) are sent copies of Affordable Housing SPD; notification were sent to all remaining bodies on the LDF database either by letters or emails; notices and documents were also published on the Council’s website to aid comments. The consultees are list as follows: Table 1 List of Consultation Bodies/Individuals Parish Council Acle Parish Council Heydon Parish Meeting Attlebridge Parish Meeting Honingham Parish Council Aylsham Town Council Horsford Parish Council Beeston St Andrew Parish Meeting Horsham & Newton St Faiths Parish Council Beighton Parish Council Horstead and Stanninghall Parish Council Belaugh Parish Meeting Lingwood and Burlingham Parish Council Blickling Parish Council Marsham Parish Council Blofield Parish Council Morton-on-the-Hill Parish Meeting Booton Parish Meeting Old Catton Parish Council Brampton Parish Council Oulton Parish Council Brandiston Parish Meeting Postwick with Witton Parish Council Brundall Parish Council Rackheath Parish Council Burgh & Tuttington Parish Council Reedham Parish Council Buxton with Lamas Parish Council Reepham Town Council Cantley Parish Council Ringland Parish Council Cawston Parish Council Salhouse Parish Council Coltishall Parish Council Salle Parish Meeting Crostwick Parish Meeting South Walsham Parish Council Drayton Parish Council Spixworth Parish Council Felthorpe Parish Council Sprowston Parish Council Foulsham Parish Council Stratton Strawless Parish Council Freethorpe Parish Council Strumpshaw Parish Council Frettenham Parish Council Swannington with Alderford & Little Witchingham Parish Council Great & Little Plumstead Parish Council Taverham Parish Council 1 Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on Affordable Housing Consultation Statement Great Witchingham Parish Council Themelthorpe Parish Meeting Guestwick Parish Meeting Thorpe St Andrew Town Council Hainford Parish Council Upton with Fishley Parish Council Halvergate Parish Council Weston Longville Parish Council Haveringland Parish Meeting Wood Dalling Parish Council Hellesdon Parish Council Woodbastwick Parish Council Hemblington Parish Council Wroxham Parish Council Hevingham Parish Council Government Angency & other Local Authority Breckland District Council East of England Regional Assembly Go East Great Yarmouth Borough Council Norfolk County Council - Planning & Transportation North Norfolk District Council Norwich City Council South Norfolk District Council The Broads Authority Housing Association Broadland Housing Association Circle Anglia Housing Group Cotman Housing Association Flagship Housing Group Greater Norwich Housing Forum - Chair Hastoe Housing Association Housing Corporation Orbit Housing Association Reepham Housing Trust Ltd. Shelter (Norfolk) Space East Agent Barton Willmore Bidwells Property Consultants Boyer Planning Ltd Brown & Co Building Partnerships Ltd Cushman & Wakefield Chaplin Farrant Ltd Keys Professional Services Michael Haslam Associates Ltd. R. P. S. Savills Strutt & Parker The Planning Bureau Developer Allied Earth Developments Limited Balmforth Homes Beazer Homes Bovis Homes Ltd Calderwood Property Investments Ltd Cofton Ltd DN Grady & Sons Fairstead Homes Ltd. Foulsham Society George Wimpy East Anglia Ltd Harnser Homes Home Builders Federation Hopkins and Moore (Developments Ltd) Lovell McCarthy & Stone Ltd National Federation of Builders Norfolk Homes Orchard Developments (East Anglia) Ltd Persimmon Homes Ltd R. G. Carter 2 Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on Affordable Housing Consultation Statement Steeles Tarmac Ltd Taylor Woodrow Developments Ltd. WM Morrison Supermarkets plc Environment / Heritage Cred Friends of the Earth Health & Social Care Norfolk Adult Social Services St. Matthew Housing Crime & Safety Norfolk Constabulary - Central Area Norfolk Constabulary Norfolk Constabulary - Rural Area Community Groups Brundall Society Chenery Drive Residents Association Old Catton Society Reedham Community Association Reepham Society Thorpe End Residents Association Thorpe St Andrew Residents Association Wroxham Road Residents Association Elderly Peoples Group Age Concern Norfolk Broadland Older Peoples' Partnership Disabled Peoples Organisation Broadland Disabled Peoples' Forum Equal Opportunities Gypsy Council Faith Group Norfolk & Waveney Churches Together Land Owner National Landlords Association Regeneration Aylsham Partnership East of England Development Agency Rural Development Council for the Protection of Rural England National Farmers Union Norfolk Rural Community Council Youth Matthew Project YMCA 3 Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on Affordable Housing Consultation Statement After the consultation period, comments were made to both the Draft Affordable Housing SPD and the SA and SEA Statement by 26 bodies/individuals. The following is a summary of the representations in the consultation followed by officers’ responses and recommendations of how these issues have been addressed in the SPD. Consultation Point SPD Responder Brundall Parish Council Nature Of Response: Support Brundall Parish Council welcomes and supports the Response contents of this document Outcome Support noted. Officers' No change to the SPD. Recommendation Consultation Point SPD Responder Go East Nature Of Response: Support We consider that the SPD's format and approach would Response appear to be appropriate and we offer no specific comments. Outcome Support noted. Officers' No change to the SPD. Recommendation Consultation Point SPD Responder Brampton Parish Council Nature Of Response: Support The Village (Brampton) is small with good views & we wouldn't want to see it built up too much but I think it would Response benefit from a few more houses as the church & village hall suffers as there is not enough support. Outcome Support noted. Officers' No change to the SPD. Recommendation Consultation Point SPD Responder D. N. Gary (individual) Nature Of Response: Object General comments made with concerns on wide range of Response planning issues. 4 Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on Affordable Housing Consultation Statement Noted. However, the comments made are beyond the scope Outcome of the SPD. Officers' No change to the SPD. Recommendation Consultation Point SPD Responder Broadland Community Partnership Nature Of Response: Observations •Appreciate that legislation stipulates a four to six week consultation period, and Broadland used the maximum time, but please as a Council, lobby upwards for a 12 week consultation period for future planning documents. •BCP’s general position is to maximise opportunities for affordable housing and we would welcome the strongest safeguards possible to enable planners to achieve a 40% affordable housing outcome. •That Broadland Council work towards an interim solution that Response endeavours to produce a seamless transition to the draft joint core strategy, which is still under development. •Given that Broadland Council is now a member of the Greater Norwich Development Partnership, it would be useful to include within the SPD a statement of how Broadland works with the City of Norwich and South Norfolk planning teams. •We note the consultation list does not include the Local Strategic Partnership, and feel that LSPs should be included. Procedure comments noted. Agree that BCP should be Outcome included in the database for consultations. This will be taken into account in the further production of similar documents. Officers' No change to the SPD. Recommendation Consultation Point SPD Responder East of England Regional Assembly Nature Of Response: Support The Draft SPD on Affordable Housing is in general conformity Response with the adopted East of England Plan Outcome Noted. Officers' No change to the SPD. Recommendation 5 Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) on Affordable Housing Consultation Statement Consultation Point SPD Responder East of England Development Agency Nature Of Response: Support Generally, EEDA supports a minimum provision of 35% affordable housing in line with policies H1 and H3 of the RSS. Response EEDA recognises the increase in the minimum affordable housing provision in the Council’s document from 30% to 40% for 15 dwellings and above. Outcome Noted. Officers' No change to the SPD. Recommendation Consultation Point SPD Responder FFT Planning Nature Of Response: Object Gypsy and Traveller sites managed or owned by the Local Authority or a Registered Social Landlord are also types of ‘affordable housing’, see, for example, recent Communities and Local Government guidance "Local Authorities and Gypsies and Travellers: A Guide to Responsibilities and Powers" (May 2007), in particular paragraph 37 which states: “In considering the