Local Connection Criteria. Means either (a) or (b) below: criteria which are met by a person who satisfies one or more of (i) and (ii) below: is ordinarily resident within [•] and has been for a continuous period of not less than [•] consecutive months prior to exchange of contracts for the relevant First Home; and/or who has a close family association with [•] [by reason of a parent or child who is ordinarily resident within [•]] such other local connection criteria as may be published by the Council from time to time as its “First Homes Local Connection Criteria” and which is in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home and for the avoidance of doubt any such replacement criteria in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home shall be the “Local Connection Criteria”. which shall apply to that disposal.] 2 [such local connection criteria as may be designated and published by the Council from time to time as its “First Homes Local Connection Criteria” and which is in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home and for the avoidance of doubt any such criteria or replacement criteria in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home shall be the “Local Connection Criteria”. which shall apply to that disposal it being acknowledged that at the date of this agreement the Council has not designated any criteria as Local Connection Criteria.] 3

Local Connection Criteria means an individual who immediately before taking up occupation of an Affordable Housing Unit

Local Connection Criteria such local connection criteria as may be designated and published by the Borough Council from time to time as its “First Homes Local Connection Criteria” and which is in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home and for the avoidance of doubt any such criteria or replacement criteria in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home shall be the “Local Connection Criteria”. which shall apply to that disposal it being acknowledged that at the date of this agreement the Borough Council has not designated any criteria as Local Connection Criteria

Examples of Local Connection Criteria in a sentence

Include homeless applicants owed a reasonable preference to the list of applicants who are exempt from the Local Connection Criteria rules.
A revised Allocation Policy was adopted in December 2013 which incorporated a Local Connection Criteria so that a person qualifies to go on the Housing Register if they have a local connection to Rotherham for a minimum of 3 years.
The Council has approved Local Connection Criteria and Assessment of Financial Resources and fees for the Solihull Self-Build and Custom Housebuilding Register.
Doncaster HomeChoice operates a scheme with a Local Connection Criteria.
Superintendent of Business Barb Barrera presented the overall 1.1% 2018 tax levy increase over last years extended tax levy.

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Local Connection Criteria. Means any of the following criteria: I. persons who have been living within the Bristol City boundary continuously for the last 2 years immediately prior to the date of application to buy the First Home property; or II. persons who have close family (as set out in the Council’s HomeChoice allocations scheme policy or any superseded document) currently living in Bristol, who have lived in Bristol continuously for the last 2 years immediately prior to the date of application to buy the First Home property, and who need to live near that person to provide or receive care; or III. persons whose normal place of work is in Bristol. For the purposes of this criterion voluntary, temporary, casual or short-term employment will not be taken into account and employment must not be marginal; or IV. persons who meet the criteria set out in The Allocation of Housing (Qualification Criteria for Armed forces) (England) Regulations 2012 for whom a local connection requirement cannot be applied. Only one member of a household buying a First Home in joint names needs to have a local connection to Bristol as set out above.

Local Connection Criteria. [Means either (a) or (b) below: criteria which are met by a person who satisfies one or more of (i) and (ii) below: is ordinarily resident within [•] and has been for a continuous period of not less than [•] consecutive months prior to exchange of contracts for the relevant First Home; and/or who has a close family association with [•] [by reason of a parent or child who is ordinarily resident within [•]] such other local connection criteria as may be published by the Council from time to time as its “First Homes Local Connection Criteria” and which is in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home and for the avoidance of doubt any such replacement criteria in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home shall be the “Local Connection Criteria”. which shall apply to that disposal.] 10 [such local connection criteria as may be designated and published by the Council from time to time as its “First Homes Local Connection Criteria” and which is in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home and for the avoidance of doubt any such criteria or replacement criteria in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home shall be the “Local Connection Criteria”. which shall apply to that disposal it being acknowledged that at the date of this agreement the Council has not designated any criteria as Local Connection Criteria.] 11

Local Connection Criteria means a person or a member of their household having a connection to the Locality by reason of the following:

Local Connection Criteria means either (1), (2) or (3) below: 1) ‘long and substantial local connection’ criteria which are met by a First Time Buyer who satisfies at least one of (a), (b), (c) or (d) below: a) is ordinarily resident within the Borough Council administrative area and has been for a continuous period of not less than three (3) years prior to exchange of contracts for the relevant First Home; or b) has been permanently employed within the Borough Council administrative area for a period of not less than two (2) years prior to exchange of contracts for the relevant First Home; c) has a close family relative (mother, father, brother, sister or adult children) who is ordinarily resident within the Borough Council administrative area and has been for a continuous period of at least five (5) years prior to the exchange of contracts for the relevant First Homes; or d) is a Relevant Tenant. 2) ‘lesser local connection criteria’ which are met by a First Time Buyer who satisfies (a) or (b) below: a) is ordinarily resident within the Borough Council administrative area and has been for a continuous period of not less than six (6) consecutive months out of the last twelve (12) prior to exchange of contracts for the relevant First Home; or b) has been permanently employed within the Borough Council administrative area for a period of less than two (2) years prior to exchange of contracts for the relevant First Home, AND meets one of the reasonable criteria under s166A(3) of the Housing Act 1966 3) such other local connection criteria as may be published by the Borough Council from time to time as its “First Homes Local Connection Criteria” and which is in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home and for the avoidance of doubt any such replacement criteria in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home shall be the “Local Connection Criteria” which shall apply to that disposal; “Intermediate Housing” means Shared Ownership Housing, and other housing for sale and rent provided at a cost above Affordable Rent and Social Rented Housing rents, but below local market levels by an Affordable Housing Provider and as may be further defined in the Local Plan, supplementary planning documents, development plan documents;

Local Connection Criteria means either (a) or (b) below:

Local Connection Criteria means either (a) or (b) below: (a) criteria which are met by a person who satisfies one or more of (i) to (iii) below: (i) is ordinarily resident within the area of West Berkshire District Council for three out of the last five years prior to exchange of contracts for the relevant First Home; and/or(ii) who has a close family relative (parent, adult son/daughter or adult sibling who has lived in the area of West Berkshire District Council for at least the last five years; and/or(iii) has worked over 16 hours a week within the area of West Berkshire District Council for at least 12 months precedent the date of the exchange of contracts for the relevant First Home (b) such other local connection criteria as may be published by the District Council from time to time as its “West Berkshire District Council Housing Allocation Scheme” as may be amended from time to time and which is in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home and for the avoidance of doubt any such replacement criteria in operation at the time of the relevant disposal of the First Home shall be the “Local Connection Criteria” which shall apply to that disposal;“Material Operation”means a material operation pursuant to the Planning Permission on the Application Site pursuant to Section 56(4)(a)-(e) of the Act provided that for the avoidance of doubt a Material Operation shall be deemed not to have taken place for the purposes of this Deed by any surveying ground investigation archaeological investigations structural or advanced planting site clearance and decontamination works site preparation including earth moving laying and connection of sewers and services the formation of accesses the erection of fences and hoardings and the creation of a site compound. The undertaking of a Material Operation is considered to be the Commencement of Development pursuant to the Planning Permission;

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