Publication Plan November 2022

Comment

Representation ID: 4949

Received: 23/12/2022

Respondent: Churchill Retirement Living

Agent: Planning Issues

Churchill Retirement Living have provided commentary and supplemental evidence and their own viability appraisal in a separate document entitled 'Review of Local Plan Viability Assessment for Sheltered Housing'. All scenarios tested result in a substantial negative residual land value. The Local Plan Viability Study itself was issued in October 2022, informed by evidence from earlier in 2022 when the property market was more bouyant. It does not reflect the uncertainty currently in the property market at present, which market commentators are forecasting to continue into 2023. The Council should ensure there is sufficient headroom in the viability of developments and that its policy requirements are robustly tested.

Comment

Representation ID: 4950

Received: 23/12/2022

Respondent: Churchill Retirement Living

Agent: Planning Issues

Using 2018 population projections from the ONS, the population aged 65 and over is expected to increase to account for 30% of the total population of the Borough by 2043. Unless action is urgently taken the Council will struggle to address this need. The inclusion of a positively worded policy strongly supporting the delivery of specialist older persons' housing will assist in this regard.

Object

Representation ID: 4951

Received: 23/12/2022

Respondent: Churchill Retirement Living

Agent: Planning Issues

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Housing designed for a range of potential occupiers requires greater outdoors space to accommodate children's place, light exercise space and socialising. In contrast occupiers in specialist elderly schemes tend to use garden space in a passive way (i.e. sitting out). Specialist schemes also tend to incorporate internal communal facilities such as lounges or coffee bars to promote social interaction, which are valued far more than large grassed areas.


A requirement of 60m2 per dwelling substantially exceeds the needs of residents of older persons' housing and should be determined on a case-by-case basis, to ensure an efficient use of land in sustainable locations.