An interesting statistic on affordable homes in East Devon
According to EDDC's own committee papers, the number of new homes built in East Devon in 2005/2006 was 583, of which 62 (10.6%) were affordable. The target is 40% .
In Liatris's submission to the Planning Inquiry in November 2006 they asked for their 40% requirement for 500 homes (200 homes) to be reduced to 15% (75 homes) due to the high cost of importing the infill to raise the site.
Affordable homes in East Devon? Forget it. Unless, of course, you go for a more sustainable way of developing the Seaton Regeneration Area - for which the Seaton Sustainable Living and Environment Group has a solution.
posted by Fighting for East Devon's future @ 2:22 pm
3 Comments:
The sad thing is that even affordable houses are qyite often still too pricey for key workers. Some housing associations have been buying houses from developers at reduced prices and adding huge amounts on to those who buy them.
Yes it's worth noting that the 40% target is EDC's own, yet somehow the planning dept (who would be the watchdog on this number I assume) seem to have been unable to implement it. The reason "why" would be worth knowing.
Partly it is because (I think I am correct) in East Devon you don't have to make a contribution towards affordable housing unless you build 15 or more homes on one site. This is why you will find so many new estates in East Devon with less than 15 houses on them even if the plot could take more.
This is not nationwide. In some councils the number is 10 not 15 whereas in others there is a "roof tax" which is put on EVERY new house built with the income put towards building affordable homes.
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