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ID sylw: 108811

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Barratt David Wilson Homes (Mercia)

Asiant : Savills

Barratt David Wilson Homes Mercia objects to the onerous approach being proposed in Draft Policy B in relation to requiring developments of over 100 dwellings to provide 5% custom and self-build housing. This approach could interfere with the comprehensive design, planning and speed of delivery of these large allocations.
There is therefore no specific requirement for self build or custom build dwellings to be provided as part of larger allocated sites. Crucially no figures are provided in relation to existing and projected need and supply for these dwellings for the SWLP area for the Plan period and therefore it has not been justified how the Draft Policy approach addresses a need or whether the draft approach is likely to be addressing this need within the locations where the need is arising.
The 5% requirement of Draft Policy B would potentially give rise to the need for agreeing multiple separate contracts with interested parties. In addition, there are also practical issues to consider, for example the day-to-day operation of such sites and consideration of potential health and safety issues of having multiple individual construction sites within one development. To avoid the imposition of an onerous requirement through the emerging Policy provisions it is contended that the provision of such plots on strategic sites should be left to the discretion of the developer based on market trends / requirements, which are liable to change over the Plan period.