Object

Representation ID: 2137

Received: 10/12/2021

Respondent: Balfour Beatty

Agent: CBRE

Smaller site which can bring forward development in shorter timescales in locations adjacent to neighbouring towns/cities should be allocated to provide earlier cross-authority benefit to meeting cross-boundary DtC needs in the earlier years of the plan period.
Large sites are unlikely to be delivered until at least the mid-2020s and having a balanced portfolio of housing sites capable of delivery across the entirety of the plan period is an important consideration.
The distribution of allocated sites is considered unequal in that it does not fully reflect the importance of sites which are adjacent to neighbouring towns/cities. This approach is considered flawed as it assumes sites which border authorities with greater housing need should be prioritised over sites which border authorities with lower housing need and this is not in the best interests of cross-authority cooperation and neglects to consider the overall focus of co-operation on DtC matters across the entirety of the HMA and not specific authorities.
Furthermore, it does not provide for a range of smaller sites at land adjacent to neighbouring towns/cities thus resulting in fewer sites coming forward at these cross-boundary areas in the early years of the plan period.