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Representation ID: 13713

Received: 10/12/2020

Respondent: Barwood Development Securities Ltd

Agent: stantec

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

P4A. Whilst we recognise that criteria 7 and 8 of Policy P4A set out expectations in terms of what “should be provided” in terms of social rented and shared ownership housing, we are pleased to note that both criteria state that the specific tenure mix “will take into account site circumstances”. We consider that such flexibility is critical to ensure that the Policy can be found sound as ultimately affordable housing needs will vary between different areas of the borough and may change over the plan period. It is important that any provision of affordable housing takes account of evidence of local needs and market demand defining tenure mix.

For it to be sound, a more flexible approach is needed to the wording of Policy P4A, which enables local and site specific circumstances to be reflected when defining the affordable housing mix and for this to be considered and assessed at the decision-making stage.