Object

Representation ID: 1797

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Churchill Retirement Living

Agent: Planning Issues

HC3 – Local Plan Viability Assessment has not been published. Have not ascertained whether policies are deliverable and scrutiny of assessment is limited if only available at Regulation 19 consultation. This could undermine soundness of the Plan. Council should reconsult on Regulation 18 Local Plan with Viability Assessment made available for comment. Specialist older persons’ housing typologies should be robustly assessed.
HC17 – Imposing generic design standards on specialist accommodation is problematic. Occupiers of retirement living apartments need less outdoor space. Indoor amenity space is valued more than outdoor space. Requirements of policy substantially exceed needs of residents of older persons housing. Appeal decisions support this. Specialist housing should be exempt from this policy requirement, should be determined on case by case basis. Level of amenity of all housing developments near town or district centres should be determined on case-by-case basis to allow for most efficient use of land.