Object

Representation ID: 1415

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: CWC Group - Clowes Developments

Agent: Savills

Do not support all of the proposed policy approaches set out in chapter 6. Further comments below:
HC1 - Housing Mix
Any figures for housing mixes should be quoted
in supporting text only, and not within the policy. The findings of the latest SHMA should be consider as indicative only, and housing mix considered on a site-by-site basis.
HC3 - Affordable Housing
We disagree with the proposed requirement for 50% of the affordable housing to be delivered in the
form of social rent. Paragraph 8.11 of the SHMA, clearly sets out a 50% requirement of the affordable housing provision to be both affordable rented and social rented. A distinction needs to be made between affordable and social rent, and this should be reflected in the policy.
HC9 - Design requirement
Disagree with the proposed requirement of Policy HC9 for all developments to incorporate tree lined streets. The wording should be that tree lined streets should be provided, unless, in specific cases, there are clear, justifiable and compelling reasons why this would be inappropriate.
HC13 - Health and Wellbeing
To ensure that this requirement is not unduly onerous the Council should be clear what the basis of this requirement.
NB2 – Biodiversity
Until this requirement is formally enacted through secondary legislation, the chosen target would need to
be appropriately evidenced.
NB6
Any requirements above the Building Regulation standard would need to be robustly justified.