SE05 - Housing provision – Above Green

(2 credits available)

Aim

To minimise social inequalities and foster a socially inclusive community by ensuring appropriate housing provision within the development.

Assessment Criteria

The following is required to demonstrate compliance:

One credit

The housing types and tenures for the development are determined based on the needs in the local area (See SE 02 – Demographic needs and priorities) and any information held by the local authority regarding the type and tenure of housing required in the area.
The developer and local authority agree on specific levels of housing provision for different types and tenures.
The developer commits to achieving (or requiring a subsequent developer to achieve) minimum best practice space standards in all housing in the development.
The different tenures are distributed across the development and different tenure types are integrated with each other in terms of design to reduce the impact of housing type/tenure on social division.

Two credits

Criteria 1 to 4 are achieved.
Suitable financial models and conditions or commitments have been established to:
- ensure that local residents and any residents that were displaced by the development are given priority consideration for affordable residences or subsidised housing provided on the new site (identified as part of SE 02 – Demographic needs and priorities).
- ensure the affordable residences or subsidised housing (identified as part of SE 02 – Demographic needs and priorities) will be available to meet the future demographic trends in the area.

Compliance Notes

Ref	Terms	Description
CN1	Minimum space standards for housing . See criterion 3	Minimum best practice space standards: Please refer to the country-specific reference sheet in the BREEAM Communities Approved Standards list to locate the appropriate best practice guidance in the country of assessment. Alternatively, please demonstrate applicability as follows: The minimum requirements as set out in the approved standards list are covered by the proposed documents and are submitted to BRE Global for approval; OR Where appropriate alternative standards do not exist for a country, the design team should demonstrate compliance with the UK or European standards as listed in each relevant country reference sheet.

Evidence

Criteria No.	Final Assessment
1	A copy of the local needs investigation report (or equivalent).
2	Written confirmation from the developer and the local authority.
3 & 6	Written commitment from the developer.
4	A copy of design specifications or the masterplan or relevant site plans.

Additional Information

For more information on the space standards referred to above please access the Housing Space Standards report by HATC Limited for the Greater London Authority, 2006.