Appendix B – PBSA Policy Review
| Area | Wording | Other detail in policy | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Plan (2021) | Boroughs should seek to ensure that local and strategic need for purpose built student accommodation is addressed, provided that:1. at the neighbourhood level, the development contributes to a mixed and inclusive neighbourhood2. the use of the accommodation is secured for students3. the majority of the bedrooms in the development including all of the affordable student accommodation bedrooms are secured through a nomination agreement for occupation by students of one or more higher education provider4. the maximum level of accommodation is secured as affordable student accommodation as defined through the London Plan and associated guidance:a. to follow the Fast Track Route, at least 35 per cent of the accommodation must be secured as affordable student accommodation or 50 per cent where the development is on public land or industrial land appropriate for residential uses in accordance with Policy E7 Industrial intensification, co-location and substitutionb. where the requirements of 4a above are not met, applications must follow the Viability Tested Route set out in Policy H5 Threshold approach to applications, Part Ec. the affordable student accommodation bedrooms should be allocated by the higher education provider(s) that operates the accommodation, or has the nomination right to it, to students it considers most in need of the accommodation.5. Boroughs, student accommodation providers and higher education providers are encouraged to develop student accommodation in locations well connected to local services by walking, cycling and public transport, as part of mixed-use regeneration and redevelopment schemes. | The overall strategic requirement for PBSA in London has been established through the work of the Mayor's Academic Forum, and a requirement for 3,500 PBSA bed spaces to be provided annually over the Plan period has been identifiedThe strategic need for PBSA is not broken down into borough-level targets as the location of this need will vary over the Plan period with changes in higher education providers' estate and expansion plans, availability of appropriate sites, and changes in Government policy that affect their growth and funding.To demonstrate that there is a need for a new PBSA development and ensure the accommodation will be supporting London's higher education providers, the student accommodation must either be operated directly by a higher education provider or the development must have an agreement in place from initial occupation with one or more higher education providers, to provide housing for its students, and to commit to having such an agreement for as long as the development is used for student accommodation. | Affo inste maiAll" nom edu to st with mer Set to borc nom thar 'den stu ainto anon supp Nome the a co mini fixed agre to th Wak Rep Nome |
| Camden Policy H9 | The Council will aim to ensure that there is a supply of student housing available at costs to meet the needs of students from a variety of backgrounds in order to support the growth of higher education institutions in Camden and Camden's international academic reputation. | Estimated the need for additional student housing in Camden by multiplying the London requirement by the borough's share, giving a range | Spee that affo |