Purpose

To present proposals for the approval and adoption of the Residential Developments Supplementary Planning Document (SPD). The Residential Developments SPD reflects and expands upon the housing policies in the adopted Crawley Borough Local Plan 2023 to 2040, providing supporting guidance to assist applicants in meeting the Local Plan requirements. This includes the policies in relation to: • Housing Mix • Affordable Housing • Thresholds: Borough-Wide and Town Centre • Small sites • Care provision • Off-site Provisions and Financial Contributions • Tenure Split and Options • Exceptional Circumstances and Alternative Arrangements • Procedures and Requirements • Health Impact Assessment • Space Standards • Self and Custom Build • Build to Rent • Housing in Multiple Occupation On adoption, the SPD will form part of the development plan for Crawley and will be an important consideration in determining planning applications. The SPD will be accompanied by a final Consultation Statement and a Sustainability Appraisal/Strategic Environmental Assessment (SA/SEA) Screening Report. All Local Planning Authorities have been required by the government to adopt any SPDs by 30 June 2026. Therefore, it is proposed that this new SPD is adopted and replaces the current adopted Affordable Housing SPD (October 2016) and the Affordable Housing Summary Guidance for Small Residential Developments (2017).

Decision

approve the adoption of the Residential Developments Supplementary Planning Document as a council planning policy document to be taken into account as a material planning consideration in the determination of relevant planning applications