Comment
Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation
Representation ID: 7286
Received: 10/03/2019
Respondent: Mrs Jane Starling
Developers want their developments to be desirable and do not want to squeeze in as many small properties as possible to reach council affordable housing targets. Maybe the council should not be using up green belt in the most expensive parts of the borough for houses which by definition should not be affordable as starter homes. It is not as though most people buying affordable (or very expensive) houses in the Knowle area are going to live here but will travel to areas where there is work. This is where the housing needs to be.
Developers want their developments to be desirable and do not want to squeeze in as many small properties as possible to reach council affordable housing targets. Maybe the council should not be using up green belt in the most expensive parts of the borough for houses which by definition should not be affordable as starter homes. It is not as though most people buying affordable (or very expensive) houses in the Knowle area are going to live here but will travel to areas where there is work. This is where the housing needs to be.