Executive Summary - Factors in the Effective Delivery of Rural Exception Sites in England

The successful Community engagement: positive realisation of Rural Exception Sites depends engagement and local support for Rural on political will, the involvement of Rural Exception Site delivery points to Housing Enablers, community collaboration, successful outcomes and can be adaptable policies, and adequately fostered through robust evidencing of equipped local planning authority need along. [...] Rural Housing Network have identified the Rural Housing Enablers: the presence broader barriers to successful use of Rural of an active and experienced ‘Rural Exception Sites amount to; Housing Enabler’ based within a local authority or independently is a common Limited Utilisation: Despite their factor in successful Rural Exception Site potential, only 17% of rural local delivery. [...] Working in partnership: collaboration To overcome these, the Rural Housing between planning authorities, Network recommend a series of actions development (non-profit or private), which policy makers, local planning community and landowner partners authorities and housing providers can take reduces risk and results in smoother to increase the amount of affordable homes delivery of Rural Exception. [...] Policy framework Political backing The National Planning Policy Framework Corporate and political support for should give clearer and positive support increasing the supply of affordable rural to the benefits of Rural Exception Sites housing needs to be clear, articulated and stress the value of affordable within strategic aims, embedded at housing to rural communities and policy level and promote. [...] Tools and resources need to be available How they could help boost delivery of affordable Stakeholder  housing through Rural Exception Sites  Offer support and guidance to local communities looking to deliver more affordable rural housing in their Housing associations  area   Work closely with local Rural Housing Enablers to maximise their impact and success.  Taking a leadership role and communic.