Housing

3A.9 Affordable housing targets

DPD policies should set an overall target for the amount of affordable housing provision over the plan period in their area, based on an assessment of all housing needs and a realistic assessment of supply.

In setting targets boroughs should take account of regional and local assessments of need, the Mayor's strategic target for affordable housing provision that 50 per cent of provision should be affordable and, within that, the Londonwide objective of 70 per cent social housing and 30 per cent intermediate provision, and the promotion of mixed and balanced communities. They should take account of the most robust available assessment of housing capacity, and of potential sources of supply, such as:

• local authority developments, including net gain from estate regeneration
• affordable housing schemes funded independently of planning contributions from private development
• affordable housing secured through planning agreements or conditions on private residential or mixed use (including residential) development
• long term vacant properties brought back into use
• provision from non-self-contained accommodation.