Our affordable housing plans, policies and partnerships
Homes for Bristol: Interim Affordable Housing Delivery Plan
The Homes for Bristol: Interim Affordable Housing Delivery Plan 2025-27, sets out the city’s ambition and action plan for the delivery of affordable housing.
This builds on the successes and lessons learnt from the previous Affordable Housing Delivery Plan, Project 1000, 2022 to 25.
Affordable housing practice notes and guidance
The practice notes and guidance explain how different types of affordable housing are delivered in the city.
- 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 developers 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 affordable housing baseline mix(418 KB)
- pdf North Zone affordable housing baseline mix (308 KB)
- pdf South Zone affordable housing baseline mix(302 KB)
HomesWest
HomesWest was established to deliver new affordable homes across the West. Partners will work at the West of England level to:
- support increased delivery, engage in regional debate
- support housing and planning policy development
- develop best practice.
Partners will also work at a Unitary Authority level, to meet local affordable housing priorities.
Key partnership documents are:
- pdf HomesWest Terms of Reference(311 KB)
- pdf HomesWest Joint Working Arrangement(82 KB)
- pdf Bristol HomesWest contact list (225 KB)
For further information about these documents email strategyandenabling@bristol.gov.uk