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First Homes & Affordable Housing - increasing opportunities

Meeting: 16/09/2021 - Economy and Growth Committee (Item 18)

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To note that a Housing Supplementary Planning Document is being developed and approve the process for the allocation of financial contributions for the provision of affordable housing.

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the report which provided an update on the types of affordable housing which were delivered in Cheshire East and details on the new Government affordable housing product – First Home.  The report also outlined the mechanisms in which the Council secured affordable housing on site or as a financial contribution in lieu of affordable housing.

 

RESOLVED:  That the Committee

 

1             note that a Housing Supplementary Document is being currently developed and will be considered by the Environment and Communities Committee at a future meeting; and

 

2          approves the process, outlined in Appendix 1 to the report, for the allocation of financial contributions for the provision of affordable housing.