Affordable Housing Practice Note

The Affordable Housing Practice Note (AHPN) 2022 has been prepared to guide the implementation of Bristol City Council’s affordable housing policies as set out in the Bristol Local Plan. It explains the mechanism for the delivery of affordable homes in Bristol setting out the key principles and processes.

The AHPN is intended to inform and guide applicants and their agents, landowners, developers, Homes England, Registered Providers, and Bristol City Council’s Development Management Officers (DMOs) and Strategy and Enabling team.

The AHPN 2022 comprises a suite of documents and supersedes the previous AHPN 2018. The updates provided in the AHPN 2022 reflect changes in national policy and guidance relating to affordable housing since April 2018 and changes to procedures at the local level.

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