Part 2 of the policy seeks a tenure split of about 75% social rented and about 25% low cost home ownership products or a variation of the two, to be justified by reference to the latest assessment of affordable housing need. It is recommended that the Council simply make reference to the latest assessment of affordable housing need rather than specifying the tenure split in the policy. However, the principle of broadening the scope of intermediate housing to incorporate "low cost home ownership products" is supported as it includes a broader range of products.

A flexible approach to the type of affordable housing that could be provided could ensure that the Council's percentage policy requirement is met in scenarios where there might otherwise be a viability issue and would help increase the choice of products available to those in housing need. This would accord with the HEDNA, which states that "in applying [tenure mix requirements] to individual development sites regard should be had to the nature of the development site and character of the area, and to up-to-date evidence of need as well as the existing mix and turnover of properties at the local level" (paragraph 12.49).