Affordable Housing Contributions from PBSA

The Council reviews the S106 contribution costs as and when required.  For affordable housing this is in April each year.  Updated costs can be found on the Revised S106 Contribution Costs webpage.  Any revised costs since the publication of the SPD are not reflected in the document.    

The SPD provides guidance to developers on the Council's requirements for new developer contributions from Purpose Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) to be used towards affordable housing. This supplements Policy 8 of the Aligned Core Strategy 2014 (ACS) and Policy HO3: Affordable Housing in the Land and Planning Policies Local Plan Part 2 - 2020 (LAPP).  In particular, it sets out the commuted sum that will be required in lieu of on-site affordable housing provision on sites providing PBSA within Nottingham City and explains the mechanism for calculating these contributions.

The SPD sets out that the Council will seek affordable housing contributions for all new PBSA schemes* coming forward registered after the adoption of the SPD on 18 May 2021 using the following figures.

Schemes on University Campuses, as designated by Policy LS2: Safeguarded Land for the Provision of Higher Education, are exempt.

S106 Estimator

To help make the process for determining of S106 open and transparent a new tool has been produced to give a summary of likely financial contributions for the following infrastructure;

• Affordable Housing (including from PBSA schemes as a result of this SPD)
• Open Space
• Education; and
• Employment & Training

Details can be found by clicking the button below.

S106 Estimator

Consultation took place on the draft document between 27 May and 5 August 2020. As a result of this, comments from 79 representation were received from 9 interested parties (made up of one local residents group, one housing organisation, the University of Nottingham and 6 developers).

• A summary of these comments and the Council's responses can be viewed in the Report of Consultation on Affordable Housing Contributions arising from Student Accommodation Supplementary Planning Document.

The document was adopted on 18 May 2021.

• Please view the Affordable Housing Contributions arising from Student Accommodation Supplementary Planning Document Adoption Statement. 

To confirm, no application to leave was applied for within three months of the decision by any person with sufficient interest in the decision to adopt the SPD.

Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs) provide further detail and explanation to support policy in the Nottingham City Local Plan. SPDs are a material consideration in making decisions on planning applications. Other Supplementary Planning Documents/Supplementary Planning Guidance can be found on Supplementary Planning Documents/Guidance web page.

If you would like any further information on the SPD please contact the Planning Policy Team by emailing localplan@nottinghamcity.gov.uk.

The Council reviews the S106 contribution costs as and when required.  For affordable housing this is in April each year. Updated costs can be found on the Revised S106 Contribution Costs webpage. Any revised costs since the publication of the SPD are not reflected in the document.