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Representation ID: 4480

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The requirement for an Employment and Skills Plan to be prepared for all developments of 100 or more residential units is not supported by Bloor Homes.
Bloor Homes is committed to doing its part to help to resolve the well documented national housing crisis, and in doing so recognises that addressing the construction skills shortage is of critical importance. Bloor Homes as a
company has committed to the Home Building Skills Pledge, and in doing so have or are putting in place several initiatives on a business wide basis.
Whilst Bloor Homes recognises the importance of providing employment and skills initiatives that will impact on directly on the local areas in which they develop, the limitations arising as a result of the business model employed by Bloor Homes and all of the other major housebuilders should also be taken into account. As a result, it is unrealistic to expect students near a given development site looking for management and back-office work experience to travel to the regional office, which could be up to 50 miles away. In addition, due to the subcontracting of the majority of the trades on any given site, such an ESP may not be able to provide any measurable evidence on local job creation or provide
certainty in respect of inclusive growth.