Object
Preferred Options November 2021
Representation ID: 1888
Received: 13/12/2021
Respondent: Taylor Wimpey
Agent: Lichfields
Policy HC1 – Housing Mix
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.