This Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) has been prepared by Ashfield District Council to update the requirements for affordable housing and the means by which the Council will secure affordable homes across the District. It will assist in negotiations and be taken into account as a material consideration in determining planning applications.

The main objectives are to:-

• Provide a clear framework for all to understand how affordable housing is to be provided in the District;
• Summarise national, regional and local policies and strategies relating to Affordable Housing;
• Outline the findings of the Strategic Housing Market Area Assessments (SHMAAs), Housing Needs Survey, Affordable Housing Viability Survey and the Commuted Sum Contributions Assessment;
• Ensure an appropriate mix of size and type of affordable housing is integrated throughout built areas to help create sustainable communities;
• Outline the procedures that will be used to secure Section 106 agreements relating to Affordable Housing.

Download the Adopted SPD on Affordable Housing