No

Representation ID: 4954

Received: 17/02/2017

Respondent: Taylor Wimpey

Agent: Lichfields

SHMA has broadly followed PPG but underestimated headship rates for younger persons and affordability constraints. Therefore OAN should probably be higher.
Housing requirement conflates market signals and unmet housing need. Keeping both separate takes total housing requirement to 16,277 dwellings.
Using evidenced based metrics on population share, migratory and commuting relationships it is clear that Solihull has the strongest relationship in HMA with Birmingham, with a minimum of 24.7% being a 'fair share' of need accommodated. This equates to 9,361 homes of Birmingham's 37,900 unmet housing need. Even if discount 2,654 this amounts to 6,707 units.