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Inspector backs affordable homes policy
Bainbridge, 28 November 2022
Housebuilders must build affordable homes if they want to develop sites in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, a Planning Inspector has made clear.
Carr and Stocks Developments Ltd appealed against a decision by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority to refuse planning permission for eight new homes on land at Stackhouse Lane in Giggleswick.
The Authority had allocated the greenfield site for housing development on condition that up to half of homes built would be affordable, in accordance with [Yorkshire Dales Local Plan](https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2019/06/Yorkshire-Dales-National-Park-Local-Plan-2015-30.pdf) policy C1. Carrs and Stocks Developments Ltd, however, wanted all eight homes to be for the open market, the largest valued at £720,000.
The Authority’s Member Champion for Development Management, Jim Munday, said: “The decision to dismiss this appeal is really helpful. It means that housing developers will not be able to build only open market homes, which are out of reach for most people working locally.
“We understand that for new houses to be built developments need to be viable, and some open market housing may be necessary. Yet we simply cannot approve a housing development that isn’t delivering any affordable units at all, when our policy is for half of new homes to be affordable.
“National policy recognises that it is difficult to find suitable sites for new housing in National Parks, and makes clear that the priority for such sites should be housing that meets local needs. The inspector’s decision gives us confidence that the new sites we are currently considering allocating for housing development in a new Local Plan are not going to be frittered away by our being forced to accept homes that will not meet local need.
“The underlying problem is often that owners of allocated housing sites in the National Park are tempted to ask for too much money from developers, meaning that the site never gets developed. Or, developers pay too much money having based their sums on being able to build only open market housing. My plea to housing developers and landowners is to take our affordable housing policy seriously when pricing up development land and housing schemes.”
In early 2023, the Authority is expecting to publish maps showing new proposed allocated housing sites as part of a [new Local Plan](https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/park-authority/living-and-working/planning-policy/local-plan-2023-40/). The objective is to allocate enough land for 850 new homes in the National Park to be built over the new Local Plan period from 2023 to 2040.
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Note to Newsdesk
Image: ‘The allocated housing site on Stackhouse Lane, Giggleswick’
1.The Yorkshire Dales National Park is one of 15 National Parks in the UK. It is administered by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority, which has two main purposes: “to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage” and “to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of the National Park”. In carrying out these purposes, the Authority has a duty “to seek to foster the economic and social well being of local communities”. The National Park Authority comprises 25 members, made up of county and district councillors and members appointed by the Secretary of State for the Environment to represent parishes or in recognition of their specialist skills or knowledge.
2.All of our work is guided by the vision for the future of the National Park set out in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Management Plan: “Through their passion for this special place, local people and businesses will keep the Yorkshire Dales National Park a thriving area. Its unique cultural landscape will be treasured for its stunning scenery, exceptional heritage and wonderful wildlife, and every year millions of people will be inspired to be a part of it.”
For more information on how we are working and for the latest guidance on COVID-19 please visit https://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/category/covid-19/
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