AFFORDABLE HOMES

Another of the Government’s major objectives is to increase the supply of ‘affordable’ homes - covering homes for people in housing need such as those on housing waiting lists, the elderly, those with special needs and key workers - in the East of England.

Stevenage Borough and North Hertfordshire District are no different to other locations in the South of England in having a clear need for more affordable housing.

“Every day my postbag is filled with letters from constituents desperate for homes…….obviously new land needs to be found and released.

There is no more sustainable greenfield site in the County than that to the west of Stevenage. The proposals would provide much needed housing for Hertfordshire………..

Stevenage and North Hertfordshire are in the London-Stansted-Cambridge-PeterboroughGrowth Corridor and Stevenage West is at a considerably more advanced stage in the implementation process than the vast majority of sites in the region. It is, therefore, in a position to contribute quickly to that step change and provide some of the homes that Hertfordshire so desperately needs”.

Barbara Follett MP letter of 21st April 2004 to the West Stevenage Public Inquiry.

The wide range of private housing available will also include smaller, starter homes for those seeking to get onto the property ladder.

The West Stevenage planning applications provide the following:
  • 27.5% of the dwellings will be ‘affordable’, equivalent to 1,350 homes for those with a recognised housing need (or 990 affordable homes under the smaller planning application)
  • Following consultation with the Housing Corporation, a Section 106 agreement has been finalised between the Consortium, English Partnerships, Stevenage Borough Council, North Hertfordshire District Council and Hertfordshire County Council on the composition and means of delivery of affordable homes
  • Affordable housing to be delivered in step with the private housing
  • A spread of affordable homes throughout all residential parts of the site, promoting social inclusion and ensuring full integration with private dwellings
  • A full range of private housing but with a bias towards smaller units, including those suitable for first-time buyers, and housing to meet the needs of major local employers.
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