Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

Comment

Representation ID: 8914

Received: 14/03/2019

Respondent: Kler Group - Gentleshaw Lane

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

- The Council's proposed approach is not clear. The Council is attempting to deal with identified issues associated with market housing mix including more smaller market dwellings, increasing housing densities on all sites and minimising release of Green Belt land via an alternative approach to affordable housing contributions. These matters are separate and should not be co-joined. It is inappropriate to deal with these matters via the Council's affordable housing policy.
- No justifying evidence that the proposed alternative approach will incentivise developers to build smaller market housing.

Comment

Representation ID: 8917

Received: 14/03/2019

Respondent: Kler Group - Gentleshaw Lane

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

- The calculation of affordable housing contributions on bedroom numbers, habitable rooms or habitable square meterage are not considered an effective approach.
- It is standard practice that affordable housing contributions are calculated on the basis of numbers of units.
- The proposed approach would not provide a clear indication of the number of affordable units that may be required causing difficulties to undertake the appropriate viability assessment when bringing land forward for development.
- Divergence from number of units approach would slow down processing of planning applications and consequently housing delivery since more negotiation would be required.
- Viability evidence as previously undertaken was not based on this proposed alternative. New viability evidence would have to be carried out to support any change.

Comment

Representation ID: 8919

Received: 14/03/2019

Respondent: Kler Group - Gentleshaw Lane

Agent: Cerda Planning Ltd

It is an inappropriate approach irrespective of the way used to measure developable space.