HOUSING

Problems and Issues

Population Growth and Age Structure

Housing Growth

Locational Pressures for Housing Growth

Type of Housing to be built

Affordable Housing

The Structure Plan Strategy

The District Housing Allocation

Table 1 North Dorset Housing Provision*

Policy 2.1 Housing Provision 1994-2011

Policy 2.2 Making best use of housing land

Distribution of Development

Policy 2.3 Distribution of development

Settlement Allocations

Policy 2.4 Settlement Allocations

Form of Major Housing Development

Policy 2.5 Form of major housing development

Infill and Windfall Development

Policy 2.6 Infill/Windfall Development within Defined Settlement Boundaries

Sites with Outstanding Planning Permission

Policy 2.7 Renewal of Unimplemented Consent

Monitoring

Table 2: Housing Indicators

Policy 2.8 Monitoring the Availability of Land for Housing

Phasing the Release of Land for Development

Table 3 Phasing - Expected Rates of Development

Policy 2.9 Phasing the Release of Land for Development

Density of New Development

Policy 2.10 Density of New Development

Dwelling Extensions

Policy 2.11 Extension to Dwellings

Affordable Housing

Policy 2.12 Size of Site on which Affordable Housing will be Sought.

Policy 2.13 Affordable Housing within defined Settlement Boundaries

Policy 2.14 Rural "Exceptions" Sites for Affordable Housing

Policy 2.15 Replacement dwellings in the Countryside

Dwellings for Agricultural or Forestry Workers

Policy 2.16 Agricultural and Forestry Workers Dwellings

Removal of Agricultural Occupancy Conditions

Policy 2.17 Removal of Agricultural Occupancy Conditions

Mobile Homes

Policy 2.18 Temporary mobile homes to meet special needs.

Conversion of Property to Multiple Units

Policy 2.19 Conversion of Property to Multiple Units

Flats over Shops

Residential Care Homes

Policy 2.20 Residential Care Homes

Housing for the Disabled

Provision for Gypsies

Policy 2.21 Gypsy Sites