§ Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domerasked Her Majesty's Government:
What are their proposals with regard to the future of exception sites, that is, those sites in rural areas that would not normally be designated for housing but may be if the housing is affordable housing developed by a registered social landlord. [HL4793]
§ The Minister of State, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Lord Rooker)In July 2003 the Government consulted on a proposed update to their planning policies for housing set out in Planning Policy Guidance Note 3: Housing (PPG3), entitledInfluencing the size, type and affordability of housing. This consultation paper included a proposal to replace the current policy providing for rural exception housing, set out in Annex B ofPPG3, with a policy that would enable local planning authorities to allocate sites solely for affordable housing. The consultation period closed in October 2003. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister is considering the views of all those who responded and intend to publish the update by the end of the year.
§ Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domerasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many villages have benefited from affordable houses on exception sites since 1997. [HL4794]
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§ Lord RookerThe information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domerasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many units of social housing have been built on exception sites since 1997. [HL4795]
§ Lord RookerThe information requested is not held centrally and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.