Carpenters Lane Local Lettings Plan
Introduction
This plan applies to the 10 homes in Carpenters Lane, 7 provided at social rents and 3 provided as shared ownership by Town and Country Housing:
| Tenure/unit type | 1 bed flat above garage | 2 bed flat (3 person) | 3 bed houses | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social rent | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Shared ownership | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (TMBC) has nomination rights to the rented properties managed by Town and Country Housing (TCH) and this Local Lettings Plan (LLP) is designed to support sustainable letting on the development and balance maximising meeting housing need whilst seeking the prevention of potential management problems.
There may be exceptional circumstances in which TMBC and TCH agree to allocate a home outside of this LLP.
The circumstances of some households may need special consideration outside of the criteria of the LLP, such circumstances include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Households who have fled domestic abuse (and therefore do not have an established local connection or last settled address in the borough)
- Former and serving members of the Regular Forces, and their relatives in line with the additional preference set out in the Housing Allocation Scheme
- Households involved with the national witness mobility service
- Households owed a statutory housing duty by TMBC.
This LLP aims to prioritise applicants with a local connection to the immediate area of the development. Those with a local connection to the wards of Hadlow and East Peckham ward, Downs and Mereworth ward and Wateringbury ward will have highest priority. This plan will also aim to achieve 50% of lettings to economically active households to prevent a concentration of residents wholly dependent on welfare benefits.