New Affordable Housing

We work closely with selected local housing associations ( PDF File 11KB file details)to provide affordable homes for rent and part-purchase. New affordable housing is provided to meet identified housing needs.

Housing need is established from a wide range of surveys and studies, including the Strategic Housing Market Assessment ( PDF File 1504KB file details) ( PDF File 1504KB file details) the Housing Needs Survey 2006 ( PDF File 823KB file details) and the following valid parish housing needs surveys.

Chiddingstone ( PDF File 422KB file details)
Cowden ( PDF File 317KB file details) Cowden ( PDF File 317KB file details)
Halstead ( PDF File 305KB file details)
Horton Kirby and South Darenth ( PDF File 439KB file details)
Knockholt ( PDF File 326KB file details)
Penshurst ( PDF File 314KB file details)
Seal ( PDF File 789KB file details)
Shoreham ( PDF File 459KB file details)
West Kingsdown ( PDF File 461KB file details)and West Kingsdown Stage 2 ( PDF File 271KB file details)

Many of the District's affordable homes are provided on new build developments through the planning process. Depending on where the new build development is located, the District Council will seek to negotiate 35% to 40% affordable housing on site. If you would like more information regarding the current policies applying to affordable housing on new build developments, you can view the Local Development Framework pages.

New affordable housing can be funded by the central government agency, the Homes & Communities Agency (HCA). The West Kent Local Investment Plan ( PDF File 2388KB file details) sets out how Sevenoaks District Council (and the other West Kent local authorities and Kent County Council) will work with the HCA for the period 2011-2014, to deliver a more effective approach to regeneration, affordable housing, transport and future employment growth.

In rural areas, the District Council works closely with the Rural Housing Enabler and the parish councils to provide new affordable housing for people with a local connection where a specific need has been identified. Development in the rural areas is very closely controlled. Various sites are currently being considered in Penshurst, Knockholt and Shoreham parishes where the need for new affordable housing has been identified. Further information may also be found on each of the Parish Council websites. If you would like more information regarding the planning policies applying to rural "exception" sites, see Policy SP4 in the Core Strategy of the Local Development Framework. Further information can also be viewed regarding the Rural Housing Enabler.

If you would you like more information about affordable homes to rent you can view Finding a Place to Live.

Homebuy provides a range of home ownership opportunities to people who cannot afford to rent or buy on the open market. The appointed Zone Agent for Kent is Moat Housing Group.

The Homebuy website has been designed to help you get the information that you need to get yourself on to the property ladder quickly and easily. The website lists all homes that are currently available, including shared-ownership schemes (part rent/part buy) and intermediate rented schemes (rents at 80% of open market value) and gives details of how to apply.

Sevenoaks District Council,
Council Offices,
Argyle Road,
Sevenoaks,
Kent
TN13 1HG

01732 227000