Documents for private and registered provider developers and homebuilders
Affordable housing
- pdf Affordable Housing Practice Note(892 KB)
- Apply for an affordable housing grant for housing providers
- pdf Delivery of Affordable Build to Rent Homes in Bristol(326 KB)
- pdf Affordable Private Rent Nominations and Allocations Plan(143 KB)
- pdf Delivery of First Homes in Bristol(250 KB)
Affordable housing mixes
Guides to help you put forward suitable affordable housing mixes for each area of the city:
- pdf City Centre Zone affordable housing baseline mix(299 KB)
- pdf East Zone affordable housing baseline mix(306 KB)
- pdf Inner East Zone affordable housing baseline mix(301 KB)
- pdf Inner North Zone affordable housing baseline mix(310 KB)
- pdf Inner South Zone affordable housing baseline mix(309 KB)
- pdf North West Zone affordable housing baseline mix(418 KB)
- pdf North Zone affordable housing baseline mix(308 KB)
- pdf South Zone affordable housing baseline mix(302 KB)
Housing market
- WofE Local Housing Needs Assessment from the West of England Combined Authority website.
Planning and strategy
- Bristol Local Plan: key planning document for the city.
- Bristol Housing Strategy outlines key housing themes, outcomes and actions for Bristol.
HomesWest
- pdf HomesWest terms of reference(311 KB)
- pdf HomesWest Joint Working Arrangements(82 KB)
- pdf HomesWest partnership contact details(225 KB)
Section 106 (S106) examples
- pdf S106: Standard and First Homes(473 KB) (this is the standard S106 which will be used, the First Homes wording will be removed where they are not being delivered)
- pdf S106: 100% Affordable Housing(394 KB)
- pdf S106: Build to Rent(374 KB)
We use these examples as a starting point, depending on the type of scheme being delivered. If changes are needed these will be discussed on a case by case basis.
For more information, email strategyandenabling@bristol.gov.uk
Service charges
To ensure affordability, we've set a service charge cap on affordable homes secured through S106 agreement. The pdf Affordable Homes Service Charge Cap Guidance(274 KB) explains how the cap will work.