Contact:
  • Strategic Housing Development
  • Address:

    Planning Services

  • E-mail:
    housing_development@bathnes.gov.uk
  • Telephone:
    01225 477818
  • Fax:
    01225 477839
  • Minicom:
    01225 477815
  • Page Updated:
    21/11/2008
  • Author:
    Gill Ley
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New Affordable Housing

Bath & North East Somerset Council aims to support the development of over 100 new affordable homes each year.  Since the Council transferred its housing stock to Somer Community Housing Trust in 1999, the Council works in partnership with a number of Housing Associations, to provide affordable housing.  Bath & North East Somerset Council will jointly fund these new homes along with the Housing Corporation.

New affordable housing units are provided on sites bought and developed by Housing Associations, with funding from the Council and Housing Corporation. Other affordable housing will be provided on new housing development sites as part of the planning permission. Bath & North East Somerset policy at present is that there shall be 35% affordable housing on all residential sites above a certain size. This policy is defined in detail in the Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Guidance.

The number of new affordable houses provided is aimed to meet targets set by central government, regional planning policy and to meet need as shown by local housing surveys and the Housing Register.

Housing in villages with a population of 3,000 or less sometimes can be specially provided on small sites known as Rural Exception Sites which would not otherwise be granted planning permission. The houses on these sites would be available only for those living in the locality or with local connections.

We try to provide a wide range of property sizes and tenures to meet the need shown in our surveys. This includes affordable rent, New Build Homebuy, Key workers and those with special needs however the greatest need is for rented properties.

If you are interested in applying for a rented property please contact the Homesearch Team on 01225 396296 or to apply online click here. Or if you are interested in low cost home ownership opportunities please contact New Futures on 0800 073 1315 or http://www.homebuy-southwest.co.uk./.. Anyone interested in low cost home ownership in Bath and North East Somerset will need to be on the Homesearch Register.