Policy 5 deals with affordable housing and specifies that 33% of housing should be affordable from major residential sites. The affordable housing requirements are supported.
The latest published Annual Monitoring Report (January 2020) includes data on the delivery of affordable housing. The affordable housing completions data shows that delivery is below targets in both percentage and absolute terms overall, and across Greater Norwich there is a shortfall in the delivery of affordable housing of 449 dwellings. Paragraph 3.26 in the AMR notes some of the challenges of delivering affordable housing, including that affordable housing is not required from non-major developments and the redevelopment of vacant buildings or prior approval of office buildings, and it also notes that viability is an issue for some sites. Therefore, sites that are capable of delivering policy compliant levels of affordable housing need to be identified in Draft GNLP, to address the current shortfall in the delivery of affordable housing and to
As set out in the planning application for the proposed allocation at land to the west of Green Lane West in Rackheath (Ref. Policy GNLP0172) this development would deliver 33% affordable housing, which equates to 68 affordable dwellings. The fact that the proposed development would deliver affordable housing supports the decision to allocate this site in Draft GNLP.
No modifications are requested to Policy 5.