We generally provide new affordable rural homes through one of two planning routes:
1. Rural Exception Sites (RES)
These are small sites within or adjoining villages that would not usually be considered for residential development.
They are an exception to this because they provide affordable homes to meet the housing needs of the community in perpetuity. They are tailor-made for rural communities.
Find out more about how we develop homes on Rural Exception Sites
2. Buying affordable homes on private developments
We also purchase new affordable homes from developers that build market housing schemes including a percentage of affordable homes.
These sites are sometimes referred to as 'Section 106' developments. They can be allocated in the Local Plan or as windfall sites.