Decision details

The Cabinet Member for Planning and Economic Development presented report SHAPS/66 of the Head of Strategic Housing and Planning Services, which set out the Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).  The report summarised the changes made to the proposed document since its publication for consultation and an overview of the representations during the consultation.

It was noted that the SPDs was designed to aid the interpretation and implementation of the relevant policies within the adopted Crawley Borough Local Plan (Crawley 2030).

RESOLVED

That the Cabinet approves the adoption of the Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document as a Council planning policy document to be taken into account as a material planning consideration in the determination of relevant residential planning applications.

Reasons for the Recommendation

Following the adoption of the Crawley Borough Local Plan 2015-2030 in December 2015, it was recognised that a number of the new policies would benefit from expansion and explanation to ensure the Council helps facilitate the delivery of development and maintains an efficient and high quality development management process. Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) assist in supporting successful planning applications, clarifying policy requirements, and also providing examples of best practice and setting out the Council’s aspirations which developers may be able to help deliver.

The Affordable Housing SPD has been produced to aid the interpretation of the Crawley Borough Local Plan Policies H3: Housing Mix and H4: Affordable and Low Cost Housing. Following public consultation, Cabinet approval is now sought to strengthen its use as a material planning consideration.