Publication Plan November 2022

Object

Representation ID: 4491

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Cameron Homes Ltd

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

At present the SHMA assumes that the projected growth of the working age population in South Staffordshire will grow by 6,618 people between 2020-2040. Whilst this is in excess of the forecast jobs growth outlined in the EDNA, Cameron Homes is concerned that the EDNA fails to realistically consider additional jobs created at WMI. Further consideration should therefore be given to whether the minimum local housing need figure derived from the standard method would support the necessary growth in the working age population to create a balanced community within South Staffordshire to support such jobs growth, even taking into consideration the 4,000 additional homes to meet unmet needs in the wider housing market area

Object

Representation ID: 4492

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Cameron Homes Ltd

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Cameron Homes would wish to raise concerns that the proposed direction of travel appears overly prescriptive with all market housing proposals to include 70% of properties to comprise three bedrooms or less.
The SHMA utilises a long-term balancing housing market (LTBHM) model to determine future demand for housing. Cameron Homes would question whether this model does actually determine demand rather than need. The demand is often for a larger open market property than a household may need to provide additional flexibility e.g. working from home. Therefore, the approach to capping the percentage of larger homes, particularly open market homes, fails to provide a good level of flexibility to allow for changing market signals across the plan period or to address varying needs in different locations within the District

Object

Representation ID: 4493

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Cameron Homes Ltd

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

It is clear that the evidence does not currently support the imposition of the optional NDSS within South Staffordshire. To the contrary, the evidence highlights a number of potential risks if such a policy were to be introduced.
See supporting representations for further details.

Object

Representation ID: 4494

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Cameron Homes Ltd

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Concern is raised that the emerging requirements appear to provide no flexibility with regards to a site’s context.
See supporting representations for further details.

Object

Representation ID: 4495

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Cameron Homes Ltd

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

A locally specific CO2 reduction requirement is unnecessary and without justification for deviation from Government emerging Future Homes standards to be considered through building regulations
See supporting representations for further details.

Comment

Representation ID: 4496

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Cameron Homes Ltd

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

This representation relates to Land East of Wolverhampton Road which is a proposed allocation for a minimum of 49 dwellings. This is supported as ‘sound’ by Cameron Homes who have a current interest in this land.
Cameron Homes considers that the identified yield of 49 dwellings underestimates the likely capacity of the site, having regard to the proposed policies in respect of housing density and mix. It is however recognised that the yield is expressed as a minimum requirement. The Sketch Layout attached at Appendix 1 demonstrates a scheme of approximately 56 dwellings can be
delivered on land having regard to emerging mix and open space policies.

Comment

Representation ID: 4497

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Cameron Homes Ltd

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

The Publication Plan is supported by a broad range of evidence documents to be relied upon by the Council in formulating the Local Plan. Cameron Homes supports the identification of the Greater Birmingham HMA Growth Study (2018) and the SHELAA which were absent in the Preferred Options document.

The Greater Birmingham HMA Strategic Growth Study remains the latest comprehensive consideration of housing needs across the Greater Birmingham
and Black Country HMA and provides a range of recommended options for meeting these needs, to be tested through individual LPA Local Plan reviews.
This evidence has been subject to scrutiny as supporting evidence at the North Warwickshire Local Plan EiP and provides justification for the Council’s intended contribution of 4,000 homes to assist in meeting the identified housing shortfall.

Comment

Representation ID: 4498

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Cameron Homes Ltd

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

The Vision is clear and succinct, however as presently drafted it doesn’t appear locally relevant and contains no spatially specific elements.

Cameron Homes supports the strategic objectives identified. These are considered succinct, locally relevant and relate to the most important areas of change or protection within the District.

Comment

Representation ID: 4499

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Cameron Homes Ltd

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Cameron Homes supports the proposed spatial strategy to 2039 which recognises environmental capacity and seeks to make best use of existing infrastructure whilst recognising opportunities to delivery new infrastructure.
Cameron Homes supports the settlement hierarchy which considers the relative sustainability of villages within South Staffordshire District.
Cheslyn Hay/Great
Wyrley achieved one of the highest services/facilities rankings of all villages within the District and Cameron Homes supports the identification of Cheslyn Hay/Great Wyrley as a Tier 1 settlement and, as such, a sustainable location for housing growth.
This strategy, which focuses growth to top tier settlements provides an opportunity to ensure that the necessary homes, along with supporting infrastructure, would be delivered in a timely and coordinated manner, to meet both the local needs arising from within the District.
Cameron Homes would however wish to reiterate concerns that Cheslyn Hay/Great Wyrley are afforded far less growth than the two other Tier 1 settlements which appears unbalanced.

Comment

Representation ID: 4500

Received: 22/12/2022

Respondent: Cameron Homes Ltd

Agent: Evolve Planning & Design

Cameron Homes notes Policy DS6, which recognises the Council’s aspiration to explore the potential for a sustainable, independent new settlement.

Policy DS6 recognises that such an option would not contribute to housing growth during the proposed plan period to 2039 which is agreed. A new settlement proposal, even if a suitable and viable option were to be identified, would take a long time to masterplan and facilitate and would need to be delivered alongside infrastructure on a scale much larger than a usual
development.