Tag: affordable-housing
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Ladywood and the Local Plan
In the 2024 document, Ladywood is designated as its own distinct Growth Zone under Policy GZ11 (Ladywood Regeneration Initiative Growth Zone). In 2025, the approach changes, with Ladywood reclassified as a Housing Regeneration Area (HRA). The HRA designation is formalised under Policy HN9 (Housing Regeneration) in the current 2026 document. The 2024 document proposed the…
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Local Plan: will reducing affordable housing threshold result in more social housing?
The 2026 Local Plan now under consultation is broadly in continuity with the 2024 proposal to lower the required affordable housing threshold. The policy uses a value-zone approach: the City Centre is the core zone; there is a higher-value zone covering the southern part of the City Centre and the northern part of the city;…
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Questions regarding Berkeley Group’s Ladywood household displacement targets
It is deeply concerning that 30% of residents — nearly half of those living outside the towers — appear to be facing displacement as a result of the Ladywood regeneration plans. Below, a resident has written to the Berkeley Group seeking clarification. We await their response. Dear Berkeley Group, I am writing re: the fourth…
