Locating community-led housing within neighbourhood plans as a response to England’s housing needs

Abstract

Neighbourhood planning has revealed a real demand for connecting local planning with new ways of producing much-needed housing in England. Analysis of the first adopted neighbourhood plans illustrates the desire for connecting housing to local needs, providing affordable accommodation as well as housing for older people, young families and households with disabled residents. This paper explores the potential of linking neighbourhood planning and community housing development and suggests how such models can co-exist with contemporary housing markets.

Keywords:

• Community-led housing
• housing markets
• neighbourhood planning

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Notes on contributors

Martin Field

Martin Field is an honorary associate of the Centre for Comparative Housing Research at De Montfort University, UK.

Antonia Layard

Antonia Layard is Professor of Law, University of Bristol, UK.