Strategic Planning Policy Statement - Sustainable Housing Delivery

The SPPS identifies a range of core planning principles, which aim to facilitate sustainable patterns of development. One of these is 'to improve health and wellbeing', which includes supporting the delivery of homes to meet the full range of housing needs, contributing to balanced communities. The SPPS identifies an approach to housing matters, which must be delivered through the local development plan, including achieving balanced communities through the provision of housing in a variety of tenures and types. The SPPS also states that local development plans will be the primary vehicle for facilitating identified need for affordable housing.