Support

Representation ID: 1792

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: WM Housing Associations

Agent: Tetlow King Planning

HC1 - Support
HC2 - Support. A minimum density requirement should also be set for other areas to ensure an adequate supply of housing
HC3 - Support for 30% affordable housing, must be rigorously viability tested. Council should request affordable housing contributions or on site provision on smaller schemes where viable. Smaller sites for 100% affordable housing should be considered. Shared ownership should continue to be supported. Clusters of 10-15 affordable units on larger sites. Support for SPD to be adopted.
HC6 - Support for policy but more flexible approach to demonstrating local need, should accept housing register and government data returns as evidence.
NB2 - Support, but this should not prejudice affordable housing delivery. Guidance should be provided on how biodiversity net gain can be achieved in development. Does not need to be higher than 10% due to potential impacts on viability.