Just another pothole on the way to,a Local Plan for East Devon:
“Local plan examinations in their early stages now run the risk of being caught by this new legislation,” she said. “If just submitted it seems to me likely that these plans will have to be altered to accommodate the 200,000 Starter Homes.”
Speaking on the topic of ‘Delivering new homes’, Cook noted that a lack of clear guidance about whether Starter Homes were classified as ‘affordable housing’ would throw uncertainty on the affordable housing numbers already allocated in emerging local plans.
She continued: “The introduction of Starter Homes casts applications into some doubt. What’s the [section]106 going to look like? How are you going to be designating those Starter Homes?
“You read the Bill and you realise you won’t find the answers to those questions. Quite how the 20 per cent market discount is going to relate to affordable homes will be different in different areas.”
– See more at: http://www.theplanner.co.uk/news/starter-homes-threat-to-emerging-local-plans#sthash.gMmEZM15.dpuf
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