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This section introduces the housing chapter. It explains that alongside a significant increase in the number of new homes, the district needs a balance of housing types, sizes and tenures to meet varied community needs and support sustainable, mixed communities. It also notes the district's ageing population, which means new development must include housing designed for older people and specialist accommodation to meet particular needs.
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5 Housing
Housing Mix and Type
5.1 In addition to providing a significant increase in the quantum of new housing
delivered, to meet future housing needs in Three Rivers it is important that new
housing provides for a range of housing types and sizes. Providing a balance of
housing will help meet the varied needs of the community and contribute to
sustainability objectives.
5.2 Sustainable communities contain a mix of dwelling types, sizes and tenures as well
as jobs and local services that make a neighbourhood successful and it is important
that new housing is provided across all sectors of the housing market to meet a wide
variety of household needs and add to the choice of housing available. New homes
therefore need to comprise a mix of tenures and prices, sizes and types.
5.3 There is also an ageing population in the district, and it is important that new
development includes specific forms of housing for older people, as well as specialist
accommodation to