Residential Accommodation Policy Aims

The residential accommodation policies within the LDP will seek to address current and future residential needs by ensuring sufficient land is made available to meet future housing requirements. The housing policies will therefore aim to: • Ensure an appropriate supply of land to accommodate the new housing required to grow the population; • Promote sustainable housing development within the urban footprint to secure a compact urban form and more sustainable patterns of development; • Facilitate city centre living to grow the residential population of the city centre, through the adaption and re-use of vacant and under-utilised land and buildings, particularly as part of mixed use developments; • Secure higher density development whilst protecting the quality of the urban environment and established residential environments; • Protect the small settlements and rural area from urban development pressures; • Manage the supply of housing, including affordable housing, in response to changing housing need; • Nurture the development of balanced local communities by achieving an appropriate mix of house types, sizes and tenures; • Secure mixed tenure housing developments; • Promote regeneration and renewal in areas of social need; • Build strong, inclusive and cohesive communities for people from all backgrounds; and • Ensure an appropriate supply of housing to provide for those with specialist housing need including specialist residential accommodation and care-related facilities specific accommodation for travellers, shared forms of housing and purpose built student accommodation.