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Dear Lake District National Park Authority,

on your website you refer to 'local need housing' and 'local affordable need housing'. I can find the definition of 'affordable housing' in the National Planning Policy Framework Document, but the NPPF glossary does not define the terms used on your website. Could you please provide me with the definitions (and the source) of these terms as specified by legislation or failing that, the definition (and the source) of these terms as used by the LDNPA Planning Authority.

Yours faithfully,

David Brammer

Dear David

Thank you for your email. As you have requested a reply under Freedom of Information legislation, I have forwarded it to our legal team for them to respond or pass to the appropriate member of staff to respond.

Kind regards

Chris Knight

Contact Centre Advisor
Lake District National Park Authority
+44 (0)1539 724555
www.lakedistrict.gov.uk

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Linda Wells,

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Dear Mr Brammer

 

Your Enquiry

 

Thank you for your email dated 3 October 2015 requesting information
regarding the terminology used by the Authority.

 

Your request is being dealt with by our Strategy and Partnerships team
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and will be
answered within 20 working days. 

 

If you have any queries about this request do not hesitate to contact me.
Please remember to quote the reference number FOI/2015.301 in any future
communications.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Linda Wells

Legal Secretary

Lake District National Park Authority

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Paula Allen,

Dear Mr Brammer

Please follow the link below to our Housing Provision Supplementary Planning Document which sets out the definitions your require.

http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/__data/as...

Kind Regards

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Dear Ms. Allen,

Thank you for your prompt response. I am familiar with the 'Housing
Provision Supplementary Planning Document', which states the
definition of 'affordable housing' as defined in the NPPF. However
the HPSPD does not define the terms 'local need housing' and 'local
affordable need housing' or evidence these terms to the relevant
national planning document/s. The HPSPD refers only to the policies
of the LDNPA in relation to these terms, not the definition of the
terms.
The information that I require please is a clear definition and a
reference to legislation, either current or cancelled, that defines
these two terms.

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

David Brammer

Paula Allen,

Dear Mr Brammer

Appendix C - Glossary defines Affordable housing this definition is taken from the National Planning Policy Framework.

I will reply separately to your requirement for local need.

Regards

Paula Allen
Strategy Planner
Lake District National Park Authority
01539-792677

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Dear Ms. Allen,

thank you once again for your prompt response. I have noted the definition of 'affordable housing' in the glossary to the NPPF document. My request only concerns the two terms; 'local needs housing' and 'local needs affordable housing' as used in various documents issued by the LDNPA.
The definition of 'affordable housing' from the NPPF does not include your use of the term 'local needs affordable housing' or is it the same thing? If this is the case, can you please clarify that this is so. If this is not the case will you please furnish the information as requested.
I acknowledge that you will reply in due course with the details requested about 'local need housing'

Yours sincerely,

David Brammer

Paula Allen,

The Governments definition of affordable housing refers to tenure. It explains what is meant by social rented, affordable rented and intermediate housing. We use this definition in the same way, but we have added to word 'local' to this to reflect the policy requirement to restrict new affordable housing to those who can demonstrate they have a need to live in the Locality and are in Affordable Housing Need.

Regards

Paula Allen
Strategy Planner
Lake District National Park Authority
01539-792677

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Paula Allen,

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Dear Mr Brammer

I have been advised that there is a protocol for dealing with Freedom of Information requests. Please see attached letter for our formal response.

If you would like any further information please feel free to contact me.

Regards

Paula Allen
Strategy Planner
Lake District National Park Authority
01539-792677

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Dear Ms. Allen,

thank you for your latest response, we are getting there by degrees! I have noted the definition of 'local need housing' in the CHPSD. The final part of my request concerns the origin of this term. Which legislation, guidelines or circular does the term originate from? In other words, does this term have a legal status or is it merely a descriptive term used by LDNPA?

Thank you.

Yours sincerely,

David Brammer

Paula Allen,

I am out of the office today (13 October 2015). I will respond to your email on my return.

Thank you

Paula Allen
Policy Planner
Lake District National Park Authority
01539 792677

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Paula Allen,

Dear Mr Brammer

“Local Needs” is a term used by the Government in the National Planning Policy Framework, particularly paragraph 54, but the term is not defined in the Framework’s glossary.

The Circular also states in paragraph 78 – “through their Local Development Frameworks they [The Authorities] should include policies that pro-actively respond to local housing needs”.

The definition contained within our Housing SPD is contained within the Core Strategy Policy CS18. This Policy has been approved by the Planning Inspectorate through an Examination of the Local Development Framework and is considered to be compliant with the Circulars and the terms as the Government has used it.

Therefore the definition we have of “local needs housing” is defined in our Policy and is of legal status.

I trust that this assists.

Regards

Paula Allen
Strategy Planner
Lake District National Park Authority
01539-792677

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