Comment
Greater Cambridge Local Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 56525
Received: 22/11/2021
Respondent: Mr Dave Kelleway
As much as legally allowed of "affordable" housing should be truly affordable, not just use that name.
That clearly means that all "affordable" housing should be at social rents, and not "affordable" rents or discounted purchase.
A policy is also needed to ensure that the number of "affordable" flats/houses is proportionate to the commercial part of the site - not like the "Wing" site, where the ratio of commercial flats to houses is almost the inverse correlation to the "affordable" dwellings.
As much as legally allowed of "affordable" housing should be truly affordable, not just use that name.
That clearly means that all "affordable" housing should be at social rents, and not "affordable" rents or discounted purchase.
A policy is also needed to ensure that the number of "affordable" flats/houses is proportionate to the commercial part of the site - not like the "Wing" site, where the ratio of commercial flats to houses is almost the inverse correlation to the "affordable" dwellings.