No

Representation ID: 4874

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: St Francis Group

Agent: Pegasus Group

Pegasus Review of unmet housing need in HMA and Duty to Co-operate:
Birmingham shortfall of 37,900 dwellings.
Policy TP48 in Birmingham Development Plan places responsibility on Birmingham to ensure unmet housing needs arising in the City are met by other LPAs in the HMA.
Test of effectiveness of Duty to Cooperate.
GBHMA Strategic Growth Study to be commissioned.
Democratic deficit in process of how Study's findings will be published, considered and included in Local Plans.
Council need to be clear about weight of Study in progressing Local Plan.
Lack of credible evidence to support 2,000 contribution.
OAN is underestimated.