Rural Affordable Housing in Rural Affordable Housing in the Cotswolds- an Oxfordshire the Cotswolds- an Oxfordshire Perspective Perspective Tom McCulloch Tom McCulloch Rural Housing Enabler Rural Housing Enabler Oxfordshire Rural Community Council Oxfordshire Rural Community Council
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Rural Affordable Housing Rural Affordable Housing in the Cotswolds- an in the Cotswolds- an
Oxfordshire PerspectiveOxfordshire Perspective
Tom McCullochTom McCullochRural Housing EnablerRural Housing Enabler
Oxfordshire Rural Community CouncilOxfordshire Rural Community Council
Housing affordable to those who Housing affordable to those who cannot afford market cannot afford market
priced housing locally to priced housing locally to
either rent or buyeither rent or buy
West Oxfordshire DC- West Oxfordshire DC- Affordable Housing on Rural Exception Affordable Housing on Rural Exception SitesSites
Affordable Housing- why is it Affordable Housing- why is it needed in rural areas?needed in rural areas?
• Local residents want affordable Local residents want affordable housinghousing
• The local need is there The local need is there
How to deliver rural affordable How to deliver rural affordable housing housing
• Local planning policyLocal planning policy
• Community Land TrustsCommunity Land Trusts
• Community Right to BuildCommunity Right to Build
• Rural Exception SitesRural Exception Sites
Rural Exception Sites (RES) in Rural Exception Sites (RES) in West OxfordshireWest Oxfordshire• RES developmentsRES developments
– small scalesmall scale– local needlocal need– local connectionslocal connections
• AONB policyAONB policy• CompletionsCompletions
– 91 units in AONB91 units in AONB– 28 units pending28 units pending– 200+ total units in West Oxfordshire200+ total units in West Oxfordshire– 100+ units pending100+ units pending
• DEFRA- rural housing 1 of 4 prioritiesDEFRA- rural housing 1 of 4 priorities
• Difficulties ahead but ORHP well-placedDifficulties ahead but ORHP well-placed
Final words…Final words…
‘‘Decent housing helps give Decent housing helps give people a sense of dignity and people a sense of dignity and
pride. We feel very lucky.’pride. We feel very lucky.’
‘‘We’d lived in this parish for over We’d lived in this parish for over 40 years but wouldn’t have 40 years but wouldn’t have
been able to stay if we hadn’t been able to stay if we hadn’t been offered this home. Now been offered this home. Now we can help out with our new we can help out with our new
grandson.’grandson.’
‘‘These homes are playing an These homes are playing an invaluable part in protecting invaluable part in protecting
the future of the village the future of the village because local people whose because local people whose
families have lived in the area families have lived in the area for generations were being for generations were being squeezed out by wealthier squeezed out by wealthier