FI16258

Request

1. The total number of affordable homes approved by the council in each year

2. A breakdown, for each year, of every development approved that included affordable homes and include: the name of the development or road in which it sits, the total number of housing units, the total number of affordable units, the tenure type of the affordable units i.e social rent, shared ownership

3. A list of approved developments in each year that did not provide the council's minimum requirement for affordable homes. Please provide the name or street location of the development, the total number of homes in that development, the total number of affordable homes and tenure type, the reason given for not meeting the affordable homes benchmark, and any alternative provided in lieu including the amounts of any cash contribution 

4. What percentage of homes in a development the council says should be classified as affordable in its housing policy

5. The amount of cash in each of those financial years that was paid by developers in lieu of providing affordable homes, and how much of that cash is yet to be spent

6. How much money from the pot of cash paid into by developers in lieu of providing affordable homes that was spent on emergency or temporary accommodation

Response

1. As follows:

2019-2020 = 154

2020-2021 =   95

2021-2022 = 200

2022-2023 = 239

2023-2024 = 189

2. As follows:

Application number

Decision Year

Site Address/Location

Total number of units

Affordable units

Tenure

19/00690

2019-2020

Land off Chequer Lane, Ash

90

27

16 x Affordable Rent

11 x Shared Ownership

18/01119

2019-2020

Phase 4 Aylesham Village Expansion

76

18

Shared ownership

19/00025

2019-2020

Phase 2 Aylesham Village Expansion, Land east of Bluebell Drive, Aylesham

91

18

Shared ownership

19/00357

2019-2020

The Qube, St Radigunds Road, Dover

8

8

Expired

18/00242

2019-2020

Summerfield Nursery, Barnsole Road, Barnsole

16

6

Expired and replaced by 19/01362

19/00243

2019-2020

Land east of Woodnesborough Road, Sandwich

120

36

25 X Affordable Rent
11 X Shared ownership

18/00682

2019-2020

Land to the rear 135 to 147 St Richards Road, Deal

20

6

4 X Rent

2 X Shared ownership

18/00764

2019-2020

Stalco Engineering Works and Land rear of and including 126 Mongeham Road, Great Mongeham

35

10

7X Affordable Rent

3 X Shared Ownership

19/00704

2019-2020

Land to the rear of 76-78 Folkestone Road, Dover

1

1

1 Social Housing for Disabled individual

19/01362

2020-2021

Summerfield Nurseries, Barnsole Road, Staple

17

6

Shared ownership

19/00895

2020-2021

Land to the rear of Freemans Way, Freemans Way, Deal

88

26

18 X Affordable Rent

20/00187

2020-2021

Garage block between 42 to 44 Kimberley Close, Dover

16

16

Social Rent

18/00681

2020-2021

Former Kumor Nursery & 121 Dover Road, Sandwich

55

17

5 X Affordable Rent

12 X Shared Ownership

21/00224

2021-2022

Land south east of Fernfield Farm, Fernfield Lane, Hawkinge

19

6

2 X Shared ownership

4X Affordable Rent

21/00504

2021-2022

Land at Gore Lane, Eastry

50

15

9 X Affordable Rent

6 X Shared Ownership

21/00209

(19/00403)

2021-2022

Shemara Farm, Woodnesborough Lane, Eastry

28

28

8 X Shared Ownership
17 X Social Rent
3 X Affordable Rent

19/00447

2021-2022

Connaught Barracks (Main Site), Dover Road, Guston

300

30

To be determined in Reserved Matters application

21/00896

(17/01530)

2021-2022

Land On The North East Side of Middle Deal Road Deal Kent

63

10

70% Affordable 30% Shared Ownership

20/01258

2022-2023

Land West of St Radigunds Community Centre Poulton Close Dover

24

24

Social, affordable or intermediate rent

21/00255

2022-2023

Land Opposite 423 to 459 Dover Road, Walmer

85

26

18 X Affordable Rent

8X Shared Ownership

21/01459

(19/00216)

2022-2023

Land North West of Pegasus, London Road, Sholden

42

13

6 X First Homes
7 X Shared Ownership

20/01508

2022-2023

Land to the South West of Village Hall, Coxhill, Shepherdswell

13

10

Rural Exception

19/01462

2022-2023

Land North of Orchard View, and West of Saunders Lane, Ash

76

23

Social/affordable/intermediate rent

20/00416

2022-2023

Phase 2B (parcel 9) Aylesham Village Expansion, Aylesham

48

48

Shared ownership

20/01004

2022-2023

Phase 2B Parcel 3 Land for Aylesham Village Expansion, North of Dorman Avenue, North Aylesham

97

24

17 X Affordable Rent

7 X Shared Ownership

20/00879

2022-2023

Phase 2B Parcels 5 & 6 Land for Aylesham Village Expansion of North of Dorman Avenue, North  Aylesham

32

10

Shared ownership

21/01683

(20/01125)

2022-2023

Site at Cross Road, Deal

100

30

21 X Affordable Rent
9 X Intermediate Rent

20/01005

2022-2023

Phase 2B Parcels 7&8
Land for Aylesham Village Expansion North of Dorman Avenue North. Aylesham

73

31

70% Affordable rent

30% Shared ownership

21/01572

2022-2023

Variation of Condition 2 (plans) of planning permission DOV/20/00166 comprising changes to the layout, appearance and landscaping for 303 dwellings and associated works

303

60

Social rent

22/00817

2023-2024

Land at Churchfield Farm, The Street

48

14

4 X Shared ownership

10 X Affordable rent

22/01379

(20/00419)

2023-2024

Site at Betteshanger Sustainable Parks, Betteshanger Road, Betteshanger

165

50

35 X Affordable rent
15 X Shared Ownership

22/00043

(19/00669)

2023-2024

Land between nos 107 and 127 Capel Street

34

10

7 X Affordable rent

3 X Shared ownership

22/00652

2023-2024

Land South West Of London Road

155

47

33 X Affordable Rent
14 X Affordable Housing

23/00076

2023-2024

Car Park, Military Road

8

8

Social, Affordable or Intermediate Rent

22/00737

2023-2024

Land to rear of Archers Court Road

28

30%

70% Affordable Rent
30% Intermediate Affordable Housing

23/00401

2023-2024

Land South of Cauldham Lane

16

5

25% X First Home

55% Affordable Rent

20% shared ownership

20/01068

2023-2024

Buckland Mill, Crabble Hill

135

19

5 X First homes

10 X Affordable rent

4 X Shared ownership

21/01615

2023-2024

The Old Malt House, Easole Street

27

8

4 X Affordable Rent

2 X Shared ownership

2 X First Homes

23/01078

(21/00402)

2023-2024

Land South West of Sholden Drive, Sandwich Road

46

17

24 X Social, affordable or intermediate rent,

11 X Affordable home ownership.

22/01345

2023-2024

12 King Street

18

3

Social rent

3. As follows:

Application number

Decision Year

Site Address/Location

Total number of units

Reason for not providing on-site Affordable Housing

S106 Affordable Housing contribution secured*

18/01021

2019-2020

65 Folkestone Road, Dover

10

Draft Policy SP5 was applied, and as the site is located in the Dover Urban Area, where there is no requirement for affordable housing to be provided**

 

19/00419

2019-2020

Brambley Hedge, Tower Street, Dover

10

Not subject to an affordable housing requirement

 

18/01322

2019-2020

The former Magistrates Court, Pencester Road, Dover

46

Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

18/00468

2019-2020

Land adjoining 1 Malvern Road, Dover

17

Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

18/01263

2019-2020

Former United Reformed Church, High Street, Dover

16

Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

18/00981

2019-2020

Former Connaught Barracks, Dover Road, Guston (Officers Mess)

64

S106 Financial contribution secured in lieu of on-site provision

£797,750.00

18/00888

2019-2020

Manor View Nursery, Lower Road, Temple Ewell

14

Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

18/01238

2019-2020

Whitfield Urban Extension Phase 1C

248

 Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

18/00892

(18/00203)

2019-2020

Land On The West Side Of Albert Road Deal Kent

142

S106 Financial contribution secured in lieu of on-site provision

£91,888.15

20/00384

2020-2021

Phase 2b (parcels 1 & 2) Land for Aylesham Village Expansion north of Dorman Avenue North, Aylesham

50

Secured against other parcels in the Development

 

19/01571

2020-2021

Southern Water Pumping Station, St Richards Road, Deal

14

S106 Financial contribution secured in lieu of on-site provision

£31,800

20/01237

2021-2022

Site Adjacent Graham Plumbers Merchants Construction House, Coombe Valley Road, Dover,

40

Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

18/00221

2020-2021

62 Castle Street, Dover

28

Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

19/01364

2020-2021

7-8 Eastbrook Place, St Marys Residential Home, Maison Dieu Road, Dover

20

Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

19/00287

2020-2021

Former Playground, North Military Road, Dover

20

Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

18/01377

2020-2021

Land adjacent to Allotments, Folkestone Road, Dover

29

S106 Financial contribution secured in lieu of on-site provision

100,000.00

20/00718

2020-2021

Whitfield Urban Extension Phase 1D

221

Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

21/01119

2021-2022

Land on the West side of Albert Road,

142

S106 Financial contribution secured in lieu of on-site provision

£203,528.56

20/01084

(17/01523)

2021-2022

Former Buckland Hospital, Coombe Valley Road, Dover

81

Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

21/01080

(19/01260)

2021-2022

Land off Church Lane, Church Lane, Deal

14

S106 Financial contribution secured in lieu of on-site provision

£100,000.00

20/00640

2021-2022

WUE, Sub Phase 1c

185

 Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

21/00758

2022-2023

Phase 2B Parcel 4 (And residential access road 2B.2 & 2B.3) Land for Aylesham Village Expansion, North of Dorman Avenue, North Aylesham

40

Secured against other parcels in the Development

 

20/00510

2022-2023

Karma Leisure Ltd, Adrian Street, Dover

29

Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

21/00935

2022-2023

36A Coombe Valley Road, Dover

10

To be determined with Reserved Matters application

 

20/01014

2022-2023

Land to the Rear of Former Magistrates Court, Pencester Road, Dover

12

Unable to provide due to viability reasons

 

20/00038

2022-2023

Railway Bell PH, 120 London Road, River

12

S106 Financial contribution secured in lieu of on-site provision

£148,000.00

20/00693

2022-2023

Aylesham Sports Club, Burgess Road

21

S106 Financial contribution secured in lieu of on-site provision

£162,750.00

20/01569

2023-2024

Longships, Cauldham Lane,

14

Viability Report submitted and approved

 

17/01452

2023-2024

Buckland Mill, Service Station, Crabble Hill

11

Outline application - Affordable housing will be dealt with in the Reserved Matters application

 

*Please note, that just because S106 contributions have secured in one financial year, it may not have been received in that same year.

** Please see answer to question 4 for further information on why Policy SP5 was applied rather than DM5.

4. Policy DM5 of the Core Strategy (2010) (now superseded), required residential developments of 15 or more dwellings, to provide 30% of the total homes as affordable homes and for developments of between 5 and 14 dwellings to make a contribution towards the provision of affordable housing in the District. 

The new Local Plan includes a new Affordable Housing Policy (SP5) requiring 30% of affordable housing on schemes of 10 dwellings or more (and on sites of 0.5 hectares or more) across the district, and in Designated Rural Areas on schemes of 6 dwellings or more. This does not for the Dover Urban Area, which is exempt from this policy requirement for viability reasons as set out in the Local Plan and the areas are shown on the policies map. 

It important to note that although the Local Plan was not adopted until October 2024, the new Policy SP5 had weight during the early stages of plan production and therefore was used to determine Affordable Housing requirements for a number of years before adoption, superseding Policy DM5 where relevant on several applications. This may be relevant to the responses provided in Question 2 and 3 above. 

5. As follows:

Decision Year

Application number

Site Address/Location

Amount received

Amount spent

Date spent

Balance

2019/2020

15/01225

Land adjoining Mill Field, New Street, Ash

£122,128.00

£122,128.00

21/05/2024

£0

2019/2020

15/00525

New Dover Road, Capel-le-Ferne

£328,526.00

£0

-

£328,526

2019/2020

16/00017

Land at the former Barracks Site (east section) Trafalgar Drive, Walmer

£75,340.00

£75,340.00

21/05/2024

£0

2020/2021

14/01192

Laslett's Yard, Marshborough Road, Woodnesborough

£48,562.00

£48,562.00

Between 2019 and 2023

£0

2020/2021

12/00700

Blue Berries Care Centre, 10 Dover Road, Sandwich

£71,438.00

£71,438.00

27/03/2024

£0

2023/2024

15/01290

Land at Albert Road/Southwall Road

£91,888.15

£0

-

£91,888

2023/2024

19/01260

Land of Church Lane, Deal

£125,945.95

£0

-

£125,946

 

For further information on the applications that provided S106 contributions for Affordable Housing, and for spend details, please visit our website and read the Infrastructure Funding Statement (IFS) and the accompanying CSV files for each financial year.

6. Zero.