In this chapter

• Introduction to development management policy
• Housing
  • Policy H/AH: Affordable housing
  • Policy H/RS: Affordable housing regeneration schemes
  • Policy H/RES: Rural exception sites
  • Policy H/EC: Affordable housing requirements within older person and specialist housing (including Extra Care)
  • Policy H/SH: Specialist housing and homes for older people design
  • Policy H/AS: Accessible homes and residential space standards
  • Policy H/HM: Housing mix
  • Policy H/BtR: Build to rent developments
    • Policy H/BtR: Location of Build-to-rent schemes
    • Policy H/Btr: Affordable private rent discount in build-to-rent schemes
    • Policy H/BtR: Affordable private rent homes required in each Build-to-rent development
  • Policy H/CL: Co-living schemes
  • Policy H/PBSA: Purpose built student accommodation
  • Policy H/SBCHB: Self-build and custom housebuilding
  • Policy H/GT: Gypsies, travellers and travelling show people
  • Policy H/M: Moorings
• Climate change
• Nature and ecosystem services
• Green Belt
• Jobs and economy
• Healthy, vibrant and inclusive communities
• Heritage and design
• Sustainable transport
• Pollution, contamination and safety
• Minerals and waste
• Waste
• Infrastructure

Policy H/BtR: Build to rent developments

Warning We are presenting policy options for three different aspects of Build-to-rent developments. We recommend reading through the policy information and options for all of this section together, to get a fuller idea of our approach to this policy area.

Policy overview

9.75   Build to rent (BtR) is purpose-built housing, typically 100% rented out. It can form part of a wider multi-tenure development but should be on the same site and/or contiguous with the main development. The detailed background and evidence relating to the following options is set out in the Housing Topic Paper. Visit our library of Local Plan Options supporting documents to learn more.

Policy options

We are suggesting options in our approach to three areas of the policy:

• Where schemes are located 
• Affordable private rent discount in BtR schemes
• Provision of affordable private rent housing in BtR schemes

Select a link to view these options and give your feedback.

More on this topic

Read the Housing topic paper and Local Housing Need Assessment (LHNA) for in-depth focus about this topic, and the evidence which informs our policy. Visit our library of Local Plan Options supporting documents to learn more.