Introduction (planning references 18 02966 OA and 22 00557 RM)
This plan applies to the 75 homes in the Ditton Edge development, marketed as Orchard Mill, Ditton, Aylesford (37 affordable rent and 38 shared ownership homes) provided by Orbit Homes:
| Tenure/Unit type | 1 bed flat (maisonettes) | 2 bed flat | 2 bed house | 3 bed house | 4 bed house | 5 bed house | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affordable Rent | 8 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 37 |
| Shared Ownership | 4 | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (TMBC) has nomination rights to the rented properties managed by Orbit and this Local Lettings Plan (LLP) is designed to support sustainable letting on the development balanced with maximising meeting housing need to prevent potential management problems.
There may be exceptional circumstances in which TMBC and Orbit agree to allocate a home outside of this LLP.
This LLP gives priority to applicants with a local connection to the immediate area of the development, those with a local connection to wards in the Medway Gap area comprising Larkfield ward and Aylesford South and Ditton 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.