Appendices and Annexes

Appendices and Annexes Appendix 1 ~ Glossary Word/Phrase Acronym Meaning Accessibility The ability of people to move around an area and reach places and facilities, including elderly and disabled people, those with young children and those encumbered with luggage or shopping. Accessible Neighbourhoods Where land uses (local services, schools, employment and housing) are better aligned, spatially, with transport planning (transport infrastructure), to make it easier for people to walk, cycle and use public transport. Active travel Transport of people or goods, through non-motorised means, based around human physical activity. Affordable housing AH Social rented, affordable rented and intermediate housing, provided to eligible households whose needs are not met by the market. Eligibility is determined with regard to local incomes and local house prices. Affordable housing should include provisions for it to remain at an affordable price for future eligible households or for the subsidy to be recycled for alternative affordable housing provision. Social rented housing is owned by local authorities and private registered providers (as defined in section 80 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008), for which guideline target rents are determined through the national rent regime. It may also be owned by other persons and provided under equivalent rental arrangements to the above, as agreed with the local authority or with the Homes and Communities Agency. Affordable rented housing is let by local authorities or private registered providers of social housing to households who are eligible for social rented housing. Affordable Rent is subject to rent controls that require a rent of no more than 80% of the local market rent (including service charges, where applicable). Intermediate housing is homes for sale and rent provided at a cost above social rent, but below market levels subject to the criteria in the Affordable Housing definition above. These can include shared equity (shared ownership and equity loans), other low-cost homes for sale and intermediate rent, but not affordable rented housing. Homes that do not meet the above definition of affordable housing, such as “low-cost market” housing, may not be considered as affordable housing for planning purposes. Air Quality Management Area AQMA These are defined geographical areas where air pollution levels are, or are likely to, exceed national air quality objectives at relevant locations. Annual Monitoring Report AMR Document that assesses implementation of the Local Development Scheme and the extent to which policies in Local Development Documents are being successfully implemented. Part of the Local Plan. Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty AONB An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value.