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Draft Parish Housing Needs Survey Report
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House The Barracks Bridport Road Dorchester Dorset DT1 1YG Affordable
Village Life Programme Draft Parish
Housing Needs Survey Report Yeohead & Castleton West Dorset Report date October 2005 Andy Lloyd Rural Housing Enabler Dorset Community Action C/O
Purbeck District Council, Westport House Worgret
Rd, Wareham, Dorset BH20
4PP Tel. 01929 557386 Statistical validity The
need for statistical validity in the form of a minimum response rate applies to
sampled surveys where extrapolation from sampled groups requires minimum
participation levels to achieve statistical validity. This survey went to every
household and functions to: a) to identify actual households in need, and b) to
establish general level of support. Overview Ward Queen Thorne Survey
date 06-May-2005
- Survey forms processed 37
inc’ 3 late forms Castleton
Oborne Goathill and Poyntington Parishes The parishes comprise 173 properties of which 2.9% are
second homes. According to the 2001 Census 396 people, comprising 164
households, live in the parishes. In the last 12 months to December 2003 3 owner occupied
homes were sold. This represents 1.9% of homes estimated to be in the
owner occupier or private rented sector. The comparable figure for the last 3
years is 10.1%. Over this
twelve month period 0 homes sold for less than £70,000. Existing affordable housing in the parish Magna HA 9 dwellings in Poyntington and 5 in the Oborne area All rented going to district need No re-lets during 2004/05 Over the past five years 0 new housing association
homes have been built. The parishes DO NOT have settlement boundaries to allow an exception site to provide housing to meet local need according to existing policy. A total of 3 households in the parishes report that
family members have moved away in the past five years because of difficulties in
finding a suitable home. There is scope for gaining social rented homes through transfers. Of those households living in the parishes who say they need alternative accommodation, 1 is currently living in a socially rented home. There is community support for new build in this sector. Of
those households responding to the survey 78.1% would support a small
development of affordable housing for the parishes. Context - The West Dorset affordability gap: Ability of local people to access the market Typical
cost of homes for sale in the parish: Gilyard & Scarth October 2005 Ex local authority 2 bed £228,000 with 5% deposit and 3.5 x
gross income of £61,885pa Typical
cost of private rented accommodation in the parish: Gilyard & Scarth October 2005 No recollection of lettings in this location As example 2 bed £550pm affordable at gross household income of £35,200pa (Housing
Federation guideline of 25% of net income / David Coutie District Housing Needs
Survey Report Rental Income Thresholds page 21)
WDDC district housing needs survey 2002 Survey
Result Supportable
housing need in the Parish: Applying the Local Authority criterion for affordable
housing - parish residents unable
to meet their needs on the open market, either to rent or to buy. Counting
only those requiring housing within the next five years: The survey shows that potentially 5 households are unable to access suitable accommodation within the
parish. This represents 3%
of parish households and is subject to verifying the circumstances of the
households identified via the District Housing Register. This need comprises: Whole households
needing to move x 3 New
forming households needing to be housed x 1 Households wishing to return x 1 Length
of time resident in the parish: 4 to 8 years District
Council Supportable Housing needs criterion: Income
Ability to access the market as defined in Purbeck Local Plan 5.4.22 page 115: Affordable housing should be available to “local households who are in unsuitable accommodation and who are not able to meet their own housing needs through buying or renting on the open market, as a result of the local relationship between income and market price”. Applying Housing Federation guideline for affordable housing cost – 25% of net income - based on current typical local private rent of £625pm becomes affordable at £40,000pa. Therefore households with incomes below £40,000pa would be accepted as in affordable housing need. Actual incomes of respondents shown below.
Local connection:
Households who have had to move away due to housing costs who have close family ties in the parish and wish to return. Young people in full time education: Will
normally be expected to complete their course and show that they were
permanently resident in the parish before being eligible for an offer of
independent affordable housing. The District Housing Register: Number of households on the
register at the moment: 1 To receive an eventual housing offer respondents must ensure they register on the District Housing Register. This applies to possible shared ownership and rented alike. Housing need identified in a parish and delivered on a planning ‘exception site’ allows local need to take priority over District need. The
District Housing Register,
West Dorset District Housing Partnership, 22 High East St, Dorchester, Dorset,
DT1 1EZ, tel. 01305 756045 The number of respondents who are contactable: Out of the 5 forms received from households
showing evidence of supportable need, only 3
returned the survey cover with their contact details. The Rural Housing
Enabler will be able to stay in touch with these households during the time it
takes to work up a scheme and ensure they are considered for an eventual offer
of affordable housing. If the other households wish to be included in a scheme they would be advised to contact the Housing Register. It would also be of benefit if these households contact myself, the Rural Housing Enabler, (address front cover) so that there is maximum chance for them to be considered for offers of housing in their parish. Scheme
considerations seen as important by respondents: Adequate domestic storage x 3 Home zone (Car free areas) x 2 Garden x 3 Parking x 4 Low heating costs x 2 Tenures
matched to incomes / savings indicated in survey Rented
x 2 units
1x1b2p 1x1b1p Sared ownership
x 3 units May be possible for those households earning over £20,000pa – no households have savings or equity 1x1b2p 1x2b3p 1x3b4p Care and support
x 1 unit in the future? 1 elderly couple currently happily housed expressed a
desire to remain in the community if they become less mobile in the future. Factors affecting the number of homes to be built:
During
the time taken to agree a scheme need in the parish may increase or decrease.
Initially partial delivery of the most urgently needed accommodation would be a
sensible objective which is likely fit within limitations of land and grant
availability. It may then be possible to think in terms of a further phase to
follow on. Follow Up Actions: Rural Enabler Circulate draft report for Parish Council comment / amendment / approval. Parish Council Parish Council to make report available to the community. Engage with planners / District Cllrs / housing association to explore best way forward. The main options are:
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Please contact us at:-Mike Fraser, The Parish Clerk, Church Farm Cottage, Oborne, Dorset, DT9 4JY Tel: 01935 816537 Email: michael.fraser1@btinternet.com
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