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Representation ID: 4838

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: David Wilson Homes

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The spatial strategy, seeking to meet the District’s own needs and make a 4,000 home contribution to the GBBCHMA’s wider unmet needs seems appropriate.

However there is a clear inconsistency in the proposed new settlement hierarchy, particularly with regard to Featherstone. Featherstone has a strong offering of services and facilities which are commensurate with that offered by Tier 2 settlements. The Rural Services and Facilities Audit 2019 makes a clear case for Featherstone being identified as a Tier 2 settlement, rather than a Tier 3 settlement, especially as the facilities offered by Featherstone. Featherstone should be a Tier 2 settlement, and as such could make a greater contribution to delivering the new homes required within the District.