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Representation ID: 5386

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Rigby Estates LLP

Agent: Pegasus Group

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Dunston Garden Village offers obvious location to meet increased uplift in housing requirement figures which is required to reflect the circumstances in South Staffordshire and the wider GBBCHMA including:
-Growth Deals and significant job creation at strategic sites.
-Infrastructure improvements including WMI, HS2, M6-M54 link, Landywood Station.
-Increasing upward trend in pattern of housing delivery.
-Impact of the ‘city’ uplifts on wider GBBCHMA shortfall.
-4,000 contribution not clearly justified, with scope for South Staffs to contribute more given strong economic and geographic links and evidence of increasing shortfall beyond 2031.
-Worsening housing affordability
-Strong employment growth & future prospects from WMI & HS2.
-Need for a higher land supply buffer to ensure development requirements will be met, suggest 20%.