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The National Planning Policy Framework already makes clear that planning policies and decisions should be responsive to local circumstances in rural areas. Our Rural Exception Sites policy allows for the development of small affordable housing sites in rural areas, with the majority of housing on these sites being available to local people in perpetuity, and we published planning practice guidance in 2020 to help local authorities and developers bring more of these sites forward.

As part of our recent consultation on a new National Planning Policy, we sought views on how we could strengthen the role of community groups in delivering affordable housing, particularly in rural areas. We are reviewing the responses and will issue a government response in due course.

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