Preferred Options November 2021

Object

Representation ID: 1394

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Offoxey Road Limited

Agent: Cerda Planning

The Offoxey site represents a sustainable option to help address the identified deficiencies in the soundness of the plan through the delivery of around 80 new homes (including up to 30% affordable). See attachment for full site details.

Object

Representation ID: 1395

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Offoxey Road Limited

Agent: Cerda Planning

South Staffs should take a higher proportion of the GBBCHMA unmet housing need. Recommended a 5,600 home contribution, an additional 1,600 than that currently proposed.
Criticises the SHELAAs assessment of ‘Site 096, Land off Offoxey Road and Ivetsey Bank Road’. The site should logically be moved into the NCD1 category given that the only apparent imposition upon it being allocated is that land designation.

Green Belt Study in relation to the area around Bishops Wood and site 096 is flawed. Consider that the
site performs better in Green Belt terms than the Council’s own evidence would suggest (see appendix for their own assessment).

Object

Representation ID: 1397

Received: 13/12/2021

Respondent: Offoxey Road Limited

Agent: Cerda Planning

Contend that Policy DS3 – The Spatial Strategy to 2038 requires some redrafting to ensure that the delivery of the homes presently identified for allocation through the Local Plan review should be much closer to the identified minimum need having full regard to the requirement to increase the contribution towards the unmet needs arising from GBBCHMA overspill. The Plan is over reliant on a small number of strategic sites.
There has been very limited housing development in Bishops Wood in recent years.