Affordable
Making the case for affordable housing and its wider benefits
For decades, the UK has failed to provide enough affordable housing, leaving millions on waiting lists and living in unsuitable accommodation. Such situations create instability in terms of education, employment and social wellbeing. A reliance on temporary accommodation can have adverse physical and mental health implications for residents whilst also adding further pressure to already stretched local government resources.
Private sector affordable housing delivery is essential to addressing this challenge. However, many planning applications fail to articulate the scale of the need or the magnitude of the benefits of affordable housing delivery.
Affordable provides an authoritative mechanism by which to identify the need for, and benefits of, affordable housing delivery. It is for developers, to highlight the acute affordable housing needs of an area, alongside emphasising the wider benefits associated with its delivery. Local authorities can also use it to inform plan making and decision making and helping to assess the ‘lost opportunities’ resulting from failing to take a positive approach to affordable housing delivery.
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