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Representation ID: 780

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Completelink Ltd

Agent: Zesta Planning Ltd

Policy HC4 (Homes for Older People) is too vague in relation to the requirement for major development to make a “clear contribution” towards meeting the needs of the district’s ageing population.

There is no trigger or numerical requirement here, nor is there a request for a specific type of specialist accommodation to be provided. The way this policy is written, major development could simply provide a few bungalows to comply. The specialist accommodation needs for the District are clearly more complex than that.

We would support the thrust of Policy HC5 (Specialist Housing Schemes) to strongly support specialist housing schemes.