Object

Representation ID: 1044

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Hallam Land Management

Agent: Acres Land & Planning

Policy HC1: level of prescriptiveness may turn out to be counter-productive. No justification for all development to have mixture of property sizes, types and tenures - smaller schemes or specialist development more suitable to singular type/tenure. Onset of Covid-19 justifies larger percentage of large properties to accommodate home-working. Flexibility in the interpretation of the requirement for affordable housing to conform to Housing Market Assessment depending upon prevailing economic circumstances.
Policy HC2: proposes relatively high density for suburban/rural district. Density should be determined to reflect local circumstances with no 'target' or 'limit'.
Policy HC3: level of AH provision should reflect local circumstances and viability studies and should be negotiated from this.
Policy HC7: Do not agree with proposed approach - allocation of a number of smaller scale self-build sites should be preferred over quotas of plots upon allocated sites where self-build doesn't fit with management, security and timescales.
Policy HC9: policy needs to be applied flexibly to ensure scope for variety and avoid mediocrity.