Appropriate mix of tenure, size and type of accommodation

Developers should discuss the required mix of tenure, size and type of accommodation with a RHA at an early stage. NIHE will advise the RHA and/or the Council regarding need and demand for the affordable housing on the site. The overall mix should ensure compatibility between the mix and type of units proposed across the site as a whole, taking account of the requirements of Policy HOU6: Housing Mix and the evidence-based approach outlined in Appendix 2. As part of this, developers should explore the scope to provide less common sizes and types of accommodation, such as smaller homes, including 2-bed terraces and townhouses and larger 3 or 4 bed apartments. For developments with a single unit typology (i.e. all houses or all apartments), developers should also demonstrate how a broader mix of unit sizes has been incorporated into the mix of accommodation proposed. Complete the Affordable Housing Proposal Form set out at Appendix 1. This should include the total number of dwellings proposed on the site, the number of affordable housing units and a breakdown of the tenure and type of housing proposed. It should also reference the analysis used to arrive at the proposed housing mix. This should be submitted to the Council to help inform a PAD.