Allocations

Applicants with the highest priority and earliest priority effective date or registration date will be prioritized in the majority of the cases. It is important you keep your application up to date by notifying us through e-mail (info@doncasterhomechoice.co.uk). 

You will only know your final queue position once the advertising cycle has closed by logging into your account each Monday. Verification checks will be carried out and the first eligible applicant who qualifies will be offered the property. If this applicant refuses the offer, the property will be offered to the next eligible applicant. 

Larger families in the Platinum and Gold band will be prioritised for 4 bedroom or larger homes. 

Adapted properties will be advertised with priority to nominations from the Accessible Housing Register and advertised with a bidding reserve list. This will be highlighted on the property advert.

Some properties are subject to a Local Lettings Policy. This is where applicants must meet a certain criteria in order to be considered for the property they have place bids on. Local Lettings Policies include new build homes like the Victoria Road and King Edward Road developments in Balby, as well as Armthorpe new builds off Hatfield Lane. For more information please see the documents below. 

New build Local Lettings Policy  - Cedar Road, Balby 

The new build properties are located in Balby as detailed below. 

Cedar Road site 48 properties available on a phased basis from March 2026 

17 x two bed houses  

7  x three bed houses  

4  x four bed houses with ground floor wet room priority to applicants with assessed medical needs 

6  x one bed flats non age designated, general needs  

1 x two bed bungalow shower over bath 

Adapted properties with priority to CDC Accessible Housing Register  

1 x four bed house with ground floor wet room and bedroom 

3 x three bed bungalows  

7 x two bed dormer bungalows  

2 x 2 bed bungalows  

Definition of Local Connection  

Local connection criteria will be applied for up to 100% of the homes for the first let or if the home becomes available within the first anniversary of the completion date. 

Local connection criteria will include;   

•   Living within the defined geographical boundary where the new build homes are located (time period 3 years)  

•   In paid work in the defined boundary  (time period 3 years)  

•   Has a close family member (as defined in the Housing Allocations Policy) living in the defined boundary (time period 3 years)  

•   Can demonstrate a strong local connection having lived in the area for five years e.g. lived in the area as a child and then moved away  

This is with the exception of applicants in the General Band, who will continue to be considered after residents in all other bands in accordance with DMBC’s Housing Allocations Policy.  

Agreed Local Connection Criteria:  

Priority 1 Applicants who have a Local Connection to Balby North (including Hexthorpe), Balby South ward and those who do not will be bypassed.  

Priority 2 If there are no applicants/ or the shortlist is exhausted on Priority 1 the scheme will be extended to applicants with a Local Connection to Warmsworth due to lack of housing stock , Woodfield Plantation area, including adjacent new builds and Town Centre Ward (including Hyde Park, BelleVue, Bennetthorpe and limited streets in Wheatley)  

Priority 3 If there are no applicants /or the shortlist is exhausted on Priority 2 the scheme will be extended to applicants with a Local Connection to Edlington Ward 

Priority 4 If there are no applicants in Priority 3, the scheme will be allocated to applicants in order of their shortlisted position.    

Existing Council tenants of family houses with the enhanced local connection will be prioritised for the unadapted bungalows in accordance with changes made in 2022.  

Please note that should there be a large number of bids, this will be a resource intensive letting. Home Visits prior to allocation to be completed by Housing Management in all cases.  Offers subject to good tenancy conduct including property condition. 

Special Requests   

4 x four bed houses – priority be allocated to larger families in accordance with the local connection in the Platinum and Gold Bands in the first instance, with consideration of medical needs and in the absence of those families, allocated according to larger families according to need due to the lack of 4 bedroom and larger accommodation in the stock becoming available to relet, before considering underoccupying households.  

Adapted properties with priority to CDC Accessible Housing Register, exempt from enhance local connection criteria and subject to direct nomination. Existing CDC council tenants will be given priority for the bungalows 

1 x four bed house with ground floor wet room and bedroom 

3 x three bed bungalows  

7 x two bed dormer bungalows  

2 x two bed bungalows