Public consultation on a key planning document for the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead – the Affordable Housing Delivery Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).
The draft Affordable Housing Delivery SPD will help secure the right amount and type of affordable housing in the Borough to help meet the housing needs of residents of the Borough. It sets out detailed guidance to help the Council and developers to achieve as much affordable housing from proposed development schemes, placing the priority on social rented and affordable rented homes which best meet local needs.
Key elements of the draft guidance include:
- The amount of affordable housing to be provided and how it should be calculated
- Ensuring the right size and tenure mix of affordable homes
- Where affordable homes should be provided and how they should be delivered on sites
- How to address viability issues
- The planning application process and legal agreements to secure affordable housing.
The consultation runs until 23.59 on Thursday 20th June 2024.
To access the event, view the documents and comment, please use the Affordable Housing Delivery SPD Consultation portal.
Please note, if you would like to comment on more than one section/paragraph/appendix of the SPD, the consultation portal allows for multiple forms to be completed on the same registered consultation account. After submission of the first form, the web page returns to the home page for further representation forms to be completed.
In addition to providing your comments on the draft SPD, we would also like your feedback on some more general questions about the provision of affordable housing in the Royal Borough – do please complete the short questionnaire that is part of the response form.
You can also visit the Council's Affordable Housing Delivery SPD webpage where you can view the draft SPD document and supporting documents and complete the feedback form which can be returned by email or post.
Public access computers are also available in Maidenhead Library, Windsor Library and Ascot Library where you will also be able to view a hard copy of the SPD and pick up a feedback form. Paper copies of the response form, if required, are also available from these libraries upon request.
All comments received will be carefully considered as part of the process for preparing the final SPD document.
Please note that responses must be attributable to named individuals or organisations. View our Privacy Notice – Privacy notice : Planning Policy : Consultations and Call for Sites | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (rbwm.gov.uk)
To get involved and find out more, please attend one of the following events:
- Tuesday 4th June 2024 from 2pm to 6.30pm – Windsor Library drop-in session
- Wednesday 5th June 2024 from 7pm to 8.30pm – Online webinar via Microsoft Teams – The link for joining will be added to the website during w/c 3rd June 2024.
- Thursday 6th June 2024 from 2pm to 6.30pm – Maidenhead Library drop-in session
If you have any questions please contact planning.consultation@rbwm.gov.uk.