Support

Representation ID: 1765

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: St Philips Land Ltd

Agent: Lichfields

St Philips has reviewed the emerging policy directions set out in Chapter 6 and in general support, the Council’s proposed approach to the policies set out in Chapter 6. However, St Philips have the following comments on the below specific policies.

Policy HC1 – Housing Mix
St Philips has some concerns regarding the Council’s proposed direction of travel and in particular the implied inflexibility in the policy. The policy should include wording that defers to alternative mixes should more up-to-date information become available. It would be inflexible and unsuitable to prescriptively apply a District-wide housing mix to all parts of the District when different areas will have differing requirements and demographic
profiles.
Households occupy market housing more in line with their wealth and age than the number of people which they contain. Although some adjustments have been made, this data is not necessarily reflective of South Staffordshire’s market. Adjustments need to take into account the impact of Covid and people wanting more space to live and work from home.

In summary, whilst St Philips would support the inclusion of a housing mix policy within the Local Plan Review, the Council should not be overly prescriptive in the application of a principally demographically-derived District-wide housing mix.