Rezoning of land for category A and Life-Long Dwellings for the over 55's

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A decision made (04.05.07) to approve the report on the Rezoning of Land for Category A and Life-Long Dwellings for over 55's.

Subject:	Rezoning Of Land For Category A And Life-Long Dwellings For The Over 55’s.
Decision ref:	MD-PE-2007-0064	Exempt clause(s):		None
Type of report:	Written and oral	Report file ref:		8/17/03/1
Person giving report (if oral): Tony Gottard, Principal Planner
Written report – author: Tony Gottard, Principal Planner
Written Report Title: Rezoning Of Land For Category A And Life-Long Dwellings For The Over 55’s.
Decision(s): The Minister for Planning and Environment approved the content of the report and proposition and requested that the said document be lodged with the Greffier for States debate.
Reason(s) for decision: To respond the requirements of the States Strategic Plan and the Minister for Housing by proposing the rezoning of land for Category A and life-long dwellings for the over 55’s.
Action required: Liaise with the States Greffe to lodge the report and proposition for States debate.
Signature: (Minister/ Assistant Minister)			Date of Decision:

Rezoning of land for category A and Life-Long Dwellings for the over 55's

REPORT AND PROPOSITION

REZONING OF LAND FOR CATEGORY A AND LIFE-LONG DWELLINGS FOR THE OVER 55’S.

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion -

a) to rezone the following sites for Category A and life-long dwellings for the over 55s, together with ancillary community facilities-

i) Field 578, Trinity for a mix of category A first-time buyer and life-long dwellings for social rent on approximately 9¼ vergees of agricultural land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Green zone and shown on drawing number 2007/1;

ii) Fields 818 and part of 873, Trinity for life-long dwellings for social rent on approximately 2¼ vergees of agricultural land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Countryside zone and shown on drawing number 2007/2;

iii) Fields 516, 516A, 517 and 518, St Saviour for a retirement village consisting of a mix of life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and life-long dwellings for social rent, a residential care and dementia home, guardian accommodation, indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, shop, surgery, car parking and amenity space, on approximately 27¼ vergees of agricultural land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Countryside zone and shown on drawing number 2007/3;

iv) Field 836, St Saviour for a mix of life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and life-long dwellings for social rent, on approximately 1¾ vergees of agricultural land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Countryside zone and shown on drawing number 2007/4;

v) Field 274, St Clement for a mix of life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and life-long dwellings for social rent, on approximately 5½ vergees of horticultural land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Site H4 (14) and shown on drawing number 2007/5;

vi) Land South of Maison St Brelade for life-long dwellings for social rent on approximately 2¾ vergees of agricultural land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Countryside zone and shown on drawing number 2007/6;;

vii) Field 561 and 562, St Mary for a mix of first-time buyer, life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and life-long dwellings for social rent, on approximately 5½ vergees of agricultural land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Green zone and shown on drawing number 2007/7;

viii)Field 605, St John, for a mix of life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and life-long dwellings for social rent, on approximately 2½ vergees of agricultural land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Site H4 (16) and shown on drawing number 2007/8;

ix) Field 178, Les Landes, St John, for a ix of life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and life-long dwellings for social rent, on approximately 2 vergees of horticultural land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Green zone and shown on drawing number 2007/9;

x) Fields 413, 415, 415A & 470, Five Oaks, St. Saviour for a mix of family dwellings for social rent and life-long dwellings for social rent, with a community centre, 3 vergees of public amenity space and car parking, on approximately 12¾ vergees of agricultural land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as H3 (4) and shown on drawing number 2007/10;

Senator F E Cohen

MINISTER FOR PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT

REPORT

Introduction

Aware of the acute shortage of acceptable accommodation to meet the needs of the Islands aging population and the need to maintain a supply of affordable first-time buyer homes, the Minister for Planning & Environment is proposing to rezone ten sites.

These sites will help meet the Island’s specific housing need, which is supported by the States in several strategic decisions. The sites in this report and proposition have been identified in liaison with the respective Parish Connetables and are brought forward in this report and proposition with their support.

The States Strategic Plan 2006 - 2011 commits to:

‘Promote a safe, just and equitable society, by providing a good standard of accommodation for all’ - with the success indicated by:

 Increased levels of home ownership;

 Reduction in the number of people waiting to be adequately housed;

 A supply of homes that better meets the Island’s housing requirements;

 Equity in access to the housing market;

 Stable housing market/prices;

 Building standards that are equal to those in the UK;

 Increase in the percentage of homes in public ownership at Decent Homes Standard;

 Increase in provision of Island-wide sheltered housing

‘Create the environment in which everyone in Jersey has the opportunity to enjoy a good quality of life, by meeting the challenges and opportunities presented by an ageing population’ - with the success indicated by:

 An increase in the number of older people provided with support to remain in their own homes.

The 2006 Planning for Homes report provides the most current position in respect of the Island’s housing demand and supply. In addition to the continued requirement to provide affordable first-time buyer homes, it identifies a notable shortfall in the provision of retirement housing, in both the rental and open market sectors.

The estimated housing requirement contained in Planning for Homes 2006 is –

First-time buyer

Between 405 and 490 first time buyer homes are required within the next 5 years. (Planning for Homes 2006)

Life-long dwellings for social rent

400 life-long dwellings for social rent are required within the next 5 years. (Planning for Homes 2006)

Life-long dwellings for the over 55’s

205 such households living in 2 to 5 bed houses who anticipate moving into 1 or 2 bedroom sheltered units. (2005 Housing Needs Survey)

Background

The Island Wide Strategy for the Ageing Society

In 2004, the Island Wide Strategy for the Ageing Society (ISAS) raised the issue of the Islands’ increasing elderly population and identified that the number of elderly people in Jersey would begin to steadily increase over the next few decades and made it clear that this was not a temporary bulge, but rather a long term shift in the composition of the Island’s population.

The ISAS strategy was commissioned by the Social Policy Strategy Group, which comprised the Presidents and Chief Officers of the Employment & Social Security Committee and the Health & Social Services Committee. The strategy was produced under the direction of the Health Department with input from a wide ranging interdepartmental working group and consultancy advice from Professor Malcolm Johnson, Director at the International Institute on Health and Ageing.

The 2001 census found that 17% of the population (14,507 persons) were above working age (women/men aged 60/65 and over) and the ISAS predictions expect this number to rise to 19% by 2011 and to around 30% by 2031.

ISAS recommended that the Island should start to plan now and identified a number of key principles which the States should aim to achieve and those which refer to the quality of people’s living environment are outlined below:

· Improve the quality of people's living space and their local environment as these are key issues if health inequalities are to be reduced;

· Establish and recognise the requirement for the provision of a sufficient amount of housing to accommodate an increasing and changing population in Jersey;

· Use existing stock of living accommodation occupied by members of an ageing society wisely and appropriately to the requirements of residents;

· Enable people to feel safe and secure, and have good access to a high quality visual environment as well as open space and other amenities and services.

2005 Housing Needs Survey (Statistics Unit)

The 2005 Housing Needs Survey identified the Island’s potential housing requirements for the 5-year period, 2005-2009. The survey showed that 29% of the total demand for owner occupied homes in the next five years was likely to be from first-time buyers. However it also found that although there was a large surplus of 1 bedroom flats, there were notable shortfalls in purpose built 1 and 2 bedroom elderly-persons accommodation and stated:

‘Of the 2,900 households who plan to move over the next five years, 590 (20%) envisage downsizing to smaller property. There is a larger number of households planning or wishing to downsize from family houses to smaller homes (270) than those wishing to downsize to flats (205). However, the majority of households anticipate moving to houses where the number of bedrooms is only one less than the accommodation they have at present’.

‘Of interest are those households currently occupying larger sized houses that plan or wish to move into smaller sized flats. There are 205 such households living in 2 to 5 bed houses who anticipate moving into 1 or 2 bedroom sheltered units. An estimated 125 three bed houses would be ‘freed-up’ by this move’.

Accordingly, the release of 125 family homes back into the market place will save at least 25 vergees of land (using a density of 5 homes per vergee).

2006 Planning for Homes (Planning Department)

Planning for Homes, published in November 2006, reported the outcome of the 2005 Housing Needs Survey. It noted that the Island’s ageing population was likely to result in a significant increase in demand for retirement accommodation from 2010 onwards and recommended that it was important to plan now for the demand for sheltered homes, including the securing of sites, within the 5-year period to the end of 2009. This is particularly critical, as there is a typical lead in time of about three years before homes can be completed even on the most straightforward of sites.

Whilst recognizing the need to release additional land specifically to meet the requirements for ‘life-long homes, the report also identified the need to release land for first-time buyers, where it could be shown to be in the best interests of the community.

The Planning for Homes report also identified opportunities for the Housing Department to continue its programme of upgrading outworn estates and, where appropriate, selling off existing rental stock to tenants who wish to become owner occupiers. By so doing, it can continue to improve the standard of social rented accommodation; improve the balance of the social rented stock; create a better social mix on its larger developments; secure environmental improvements; foster more owner occupation; and, through sale of assets, obtain funds for future housing improvements / maintenance.

By way of example, the Housing Minister has for some time been aware of the need to provide much needed community facilities and public open space at Les Cinq Chenes. The development of new social rented housing, a new community building and 3 vergees of public open space on fields 413, 415, 415A and 470, which are situated to the north of Les Cinq Chenes Estate will meet this need and is proposed in this report and proposition.

2006 Jersey Annual Social Survey (Statistics Unit)

The survey conducted by the Statistics Unit looked at Islander’s aspirations in respect of retirement accommodation and one of the key findings showed that seven out of ten people (69%) are worried to some extent about their standard of living in retirement.

The survey included both home owners and people in social rented accommodation and the results show:

· 39% of the population don’t know where they would like to live upon commencing retirement.

· 33% believe they will stay in their current neighbourhood with suitable modifications to their existing home if required.

· 18% of the population think they will leave the Island when they retire.

· 10% hope to downsize to purpose built retirement accommodation either in their own community or elsewhere in the Island.

· Less than 1% think they will live with relatives.

Parish Need

The need expressed by Connetables for retirement housing signals that the above indicators are accurate and indeed becoming reality. Many parishes already have successful schemes, such as St Ouen, St Peter, St Lawrence, St Martin, Grouville and Trinity; however the Minister for Planning & Environment has received requests from nearly every Connetable to consider rezoning land for retirement homes and in several instances also for first-time buyer accommodation.

The Minister recognises that the Parishes have a key part to play in helping to deliver, or supporting the development of, homes which will enable elderly people to remain in, or be able to return to, their Parish of origin if they wish. The Minister for Housing has many country folk living in town accommodation, and believes that they should have the opportunity to retire to the country parish where they were brought up and have strong ties.

Sustainable Communities

The 2005 Housing Needs survey identified the potential for 125 family homes to be released if elderly home owners were provided the opportunity to downsize.

Homes designed to ‘Lifetime Home’ standards will provide the opportunity for elderly people to live independently for as long as possible and be in an appropriate and safe environment;

It will also afford the opportunity for elderly people to remain in their local community or perhaps return to their Parish of origin. The potential for the release of family homes back into the local community will in turn will help sustain the Parish schools, shops, churches, community facilities and the honorary way of life.

Most importantly however it will ensure the delivery of affordable life-long social rented homes, through the use of planning obligations.

To ensure that the identified needs for housing are met, developers will be required to develop sites to achieve 55% first-time buyer dwellings or ‘life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and 45% life-long dwellings for social rent on each site; the precise development mix for each site is specified in the proposition.

Life-Long Dwellings

Life-long dwellings are defined as homes designed to accommodate both 'fit' and 'less able' older people, in a socially supportive and stimulating environment which enables them to live independently. They will also be able to receive support and from Family Nursing and Home Care and other agencies when required, which will assist their continued independence, allowing them to live as long as possible in their own home.

Independent Living

The decision to provide land for retirement homes is an important step forward in addressing the issue of an aging community. It is important to state from the outset that ‘life-long dwellings’ are not sheltered homes, but are homes designed to make it possible for people to live independently for as long as possible. This means that the dwellings must be in appropriate locations with access to services and amenities, and must be designed to life-time homes standards.

Access to services and amenities

The location of homes relative to services and amenities is particularly important in the context of an ageing society. The Island Plan spatial strategy seeks to promote a sustainable pattern of development where new homes are developed with pedestrian access to local amenities and facilities.

In the assessment of each of the sites, a distance of 400 m has been used (which is approximately a 5 minute walk) to determine the proximity to local amenities. In addition the topography of the land is also an important factor to ensure that the site is fairly flat and avoids the need for steps or steep slopes.

Life-time homes standards

It is vital that all new homes are well designed, not just aesthetically, but also in terms of the internal and external ergonomics, and all schemes will be required to conform to ‘life-time homes standards’.

These standards were formulated by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, following their concern about the design quality of British housing and in particular how inaccessible and inconvenient many houses were for large segments of the population - from those with young children through to frail older people and those with temporary or permanent disabilities. The standards broadly encompass the following:

· Approach to the home to be wide enough for a wheelchair.

· Entrance thresholds to be level.

· Circulation areas within the home to be wide enough to allow wheelchair users to manoeuvre into and around all rooms.

· Bathrooms and WCs should be capable of taking adaptations, be wheelchair accessible and provide a route for a hoist from the main bedroom.

· Occupants should be able to enjoy views through the windows whilst seated and wheelchair users should be able to open at least one window in each room.

· Switches, socket outlets and other equipment should be easily reachable by wheelchair users.

Key Criteria for Life-long dwellings

The Minister will have regard to the following criteria when considering schemes for the development of life-long dwellings:

1. The development will provide either 55% first-time buyer or life-long dwelling for the over 55’s and 45% life-long social rented dwellings homes. The one bed life-long social rent dwellings will be required to be sold to the Housing department or a social rented landlord, at a final price to be confirmed by the Housing Minister. This will be imposed as a planning obligation on the development.

2. The minimum net internal floor space of a one bed life-long social rented dwelling is to be 650 sq.ft.

3. The maximum net internal floor space of a two bed life-long dwelling for the over 55’s is to be 850 sq.ft.

4. All units are to be designed to ‘life-time home standards’, and 20% of the social rented dwellings are to be fully disabled compliant.

5. All social rented dwellings are to have wheelchair accessible shower ‘wet’ rooms.

6. Bedrooms should be located with easy access to the bathroom and with adequate wheelchair circulation around the bed. Provision should also be made in the ceiling to enable a hoist to be fitted which could connect the bedroom with the bathroom.

7. The social rented units should comply with the minimum standard specification for States rental homes or similar agreed specification.

8. The homes are to be designed to reduce the dwelling CO2 emission rate and comply with BREEAM - ECOHOMES ‘very good’ rating as a minimum.

9. The external private and public amenity areas are to be designed to be accessible for the elderly and disabled, and private amenity areas should be designed to minimise maintenance.

10. Central refuse storage areas should be designed with provision for future waste separation and recycling.

11. Permanent broad band Internet access, telecommunication and digital TV service shall be provided to each home.

12. A minimum of 10% of the site area should be made available for communal open space within the development.

13. On-site parking provision should meet the current requirements of the Minister for Planning & Environment.

14. Schemes must be designed to minimise the visual impact of car parking.

15. Sustainable forms of transport that reduces reliance on the private car will be encouraged where practicable.

16. The design of the units should comply with the design principles issued by the Minister for Planning & Environment and other relevant Island Plan policies.

17. The homes will be single storey bungalows and where the circumstances permit, two storey units will be permitted, provided appropriately designed lift access is achieved, and loss of privacy and over bearing impact to neighbouring property is avoided.

18. Single storey units should include front and rear patio gardens.

19. In larger schemes, an area of land should be set aside for allotment gardens for use by the residents.

20. All schemes for retirement accommodation shall incorporate a community room, which will provide a point of contact for residents and a store for nursing and home care purposes. The amenities and facilities provided on the sites will be required to be inclusive and available to all residents.

21. Any off-site infrastructure which is deemed by the Minister to be necessary in relation to the proposed development will be a planning obligation on the development.

22. In developer led schemes, the Parishes shall have initial nomination rights over all the first-time buyer and life-long dwellings for the over 55’s. All social rented dwellings shall be allocated jointly by the Housing Department and the respective parish.

23. The minimum occupancy age for an open market retirement home will be 55, which is to be in perpetuity.

The sites

The following sites are proposed to be rezoned for use for Category A and open market retirement dwellings, together with ancillary infrastructure which will be secured through appropriate planning obligation agreements.

The estimated dwelling yield shown for each site is approximate and based on an initial desk top study. All development proposals will require a detailed planning application, clearly demonstrating that the design meets the Ministers aesthetic and spatial criteria and taking into account any physical or legal constraints which will enable the Minister to ultimately determine the final number of units that can be achieved on each site.

Field 578, Trinity

This is a Parish development which will accommodate approximately 30 first-time buyer and 6 one bedroom life-long dwellings for social rent. The site presently comprises approximately 9¼ vergees of agricultural land and is designated in the Island Plan as Green zone.

The site is located opposite the existing Parish sheltered homes and is in easy walking distance to the post office, pub, church and community facilities. There is also adequate capacity at Trinity primary school.

The Parish will be required to enter into a planning obligation agreement to ensure that the site is developed in conjunction with Fields 818 and 873 to provide an overall development of 55% first time buyer and 45% life-long dwellings for social rent. In addition, the Parish will be required to create a new vehicular access to the site, which will involve some road alignment and landscape renewal; a new pedestrian crossing; new footpath to the youth centre and all necessary service infrastructure.

Fields 818 and part of 873, Trinity

This is a Parish development which will accommodate approximately15 one bedroom life-long dwellings for social rent. The site presently comprises approximately 2¼ vergees of agricultural land and is designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Countryside zone

The site is an extension to the existing Parish sheltered homes and is in easy walking distance to the post office, pub, church and youth centre.

The Parish will be required to enter into a planning obligation agreement to ensure that the site is developed in conjunction with Fields 578 to provide an overall development of 55% first time buyer and 45% life-long dwellings for social rent and all necessary service infrastructure.

Fields 516, 516A, 517 and 518, St Saviour

This is a developer led development which has the support of the Connetable and will accommodate a retirement village consisting of 154 life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and 126 life-long dwellings for social rent, a 75 bed residential care and dementia home, guardian accommodation, indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, shop, surgery, car parking and amenity space. The site presently comprises approximately 27¼ vergees of agricultural land and was designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Countryside zone.

The site is located opposite Grainville playing fields on St Saviours Hill and has access to good public transport and is in walking distance to shops at Five Oaks and Bagatelle.

The developer will be required to enter into a planning obligation agreement to ensure that the site is developed to provide an overall development of 55% life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and 45% life-long dwellings for social rent. In addition other requirements will include the need for the amenities and facilities provided on the sites to be inclusive and available to all residents; the creation of a new vehicular access to the site, which will involve some road alignment and landscaping renewal improvements; the provision of pedestrian crossings, footways and bus stops and all necessary service infrastructure.

Field 836, Bagot St Saviour

This is a developer led development which has the support of the Connetable and will accommodate a small development of 10 life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and 9 one bedroom life-long dwellings for social rent. The site presently comprises approximately 1¾ vergees of agricultural land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Countryside zone.

The site is located in Bagot and is on a good bus route and is in walking distance to shops in Bagot, Plat Douet and Longueville.

The developer will be required to enter into a planning obligation agreement to ensure that the site is developed to provide an overall development of 55% life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and 45% life-long dwellings for social rent. In addition other requirements will include the creation of a new vehicular access to the site, which will involve the rearrangement of the existing bus lay-by; improvements to facilitate pedestrian crossings, footways and bus stop and all necessary service infrastructure.

Field 274, La Lourdeie, St Clement

This is a developer led development which has the support of the Connetable

and will accommodate a development of 16 life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and 14 life-long dwellings for social rent. The site presently comprises approximately 5½ vergees of horticultural land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Site H4 (14).

The site is located near La Rocque, is on a good bus route and is in walking distance to shops at Pontac.

The developer will be required to enter into a planning obligation agreement to ensure that the site is developed to provide an overall development of 55% life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and 45% life-long dwellings for social rent. In addition other requirements will include the creation of a new vehicular access to the site; improvements to facilitate pedestrian crossings, footways and bus stop and all necessary service infrastructure.

Land South of Maison St Brelade

This is a Parish led development which will accommodate a small development of 12 one bedroom life-long dwellings for social rent. The site comprises 2¾ vergees of uncultivated land and designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Countryside zone.

The site is located next to Maison St Brelade and in easy walking distance

of the bus stop and a range of shops at Quennevais Precinct and the amenities and facilities at Les Quennevais recreation area.

A Parish will be required to enter into a planning obligation agreement to ensure that the site is developed to provide 12 one bedroom life-long dwellings for social rent and all necessary service infrastructure.

Fields 561 and 562, St Mary

This is a developer led development which has the support of the Connetable and will accommodate a development of 15 first-time buyer, 4 life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and 14 life-long dwellings for social rent. The site is a redundant glasshouse complex comprising approximately 5½ vergees and is designated in the Island Plan as Countryside zone.

The site is located on the southern edge of St Mary's village and is in walking distance to the village amenities and facilities. There is also capacity at St Mary’s primary school.

The developer will be required to enter into a planning obligation agreement to ensure that the site is developed to provide an overall development of 55% first time buyer homes and life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and 45% life-long dwellings for social rent. In addition other requirements will include the improvement of a new vehicular access to the site and all necessary service infrastructure.

Field 605, St John

This is a developer led scheme which has the support of the Connetable and will accommodate 9 life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and 7 life-long dwellings for social rent. The site comprises approximately 2½ vergees of agricultural land and is designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Site H4 (16).

The site is located near the centre of St John's village and is in easy walking distance to the village amenities and facilities.

Field 178, Les Landes, St John

This is a developer led scheme which has the support of the Connetable and will accommodate 7 life-long dwellings for the over 55’s and 5 life-long dwellings for social rent. The site is a redundant glasshouse complex comprising approximately 2 vergees and is designated in the 2002 Island Plan as Green zone.

The site is located at Les Landes, to the North of St John's village where there are a good range of amenities and facilities.

Fields 413, 415, 415A and 470, Five Oaks, St Saviour

This is a Housing Ministry led development which has the support of the Connetable and will accommodate a development of 32 social rent family homes and 8 one bedroom life-long dwellings for social rent, a community centre and 3 vergees of public open space. The site comprises approximately 12¾ vergees of agricultural land and is designated in the 2002 Island Plan as H3 (4).

The site is located on the Northern side of Les Cinq Chenes estate and is on a good bus route and is in walking distance to shops at Five Oaks.

The Minister for Housing will be required to enter into a planning obligation agreement to ensure that the site is developed to provide an overall development of social rented homes, community facilities and 3 vergees of public open space. In addition other requirements will include the improvement of a new vehicular access to the site; improvements to footways and bus stops and all necessary service infrastructure.

Financial and manpower implications

There are no financial or additional manpower implications arising from this report.

Senator F E Cohen

Minister for Planning and Environment

REZONING OF LAND FOR CATEGORY A AND LIFE-LONG DWELLINGS FOR THE OVER 55’S

Drg No Sites Possible Yield

FTB or SR OMR SRR Planning Zone

2007/1 Fields 578, 818 & 813, Trinity 30 (FTB) 6 Green zone

2007/2 Fields 818 and part of 873, Trinity 15 Countryside zone

2007/3 Field 516, 517 & 518, St Saviour 154 126 Countryside zone

2007/4 Field 836, Bagot, St Saviour 9 7 Countryside zone

2007/4 Field 274, (La Louderie), St Clement 19 15 Site H4 (14)

2007/6 Maison St Brelade, St Brelade 12 Countryside zone

2007/7 Fields 561 & 562 (Strathmore),St Mary 15 (FTB) 4 14 Countryside zone

2007/8 Field 605, St John 9 7 Site H4 (16)

2007/9 Field 178, Les Landes, St John 7 5 Green zone

2007/10 Fields 413, 415, 415A & 470, St Saviour 32 (SR) 8 Site H3 (4)

Total 45 FTB 202 215

Estimated requirement 490 FTB 270 400

Shortfall 445 FTB 68 185

Note:

FTB = First-time buyer homes

SR = Social rent family homes

OMR = Open Market Retirement

SRR = Social Rented Retirement