Affordable housing technical advice

The council has produced a range of policies and technical advice notes to support the delivery of affordable homes.

The local plan documents for Somerset West and Taunton can be found on adopted local plans.

Additional affordable housing guidance can be sought through the following supplementary planning documents.

Affordable housing delivery in former Taunton Deane area

Taunton Deane core strategy 2011 to 2028

PDF, 15.9MB

Affordable Housing Supplementary Planning Document

PDF, 495KB

Affordable housing delivery in former West Somerset Area

West Somerset Planning Obligations SPD 2009

PDF, 761KB

Technical advice note for fully adapted disabled properties

Technical advice note – Specification guide for disabled units

PDF, 311KB

First Homes technical advice note

First homes technical briefing note

PDF, 368KB

Vacant building credit guidance note

Vacant building credit note

PDF, 187KB

Affordable housing rural exception sites

Sequential test for rural exceptions sites

PDF, 354KB

Downloads

List of Evidence to be eligible for low-cost homeownership

Appendix 1

PDF, 102KB

How to sell a Discounted Open Market Property

Appendix 2

PDF, 152KB

Discounted Open Market Policy

PDF, 137KB