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Representation ID: 54316

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Rachel Padfield

Agent: Rachel Padfield

There is a real possibility that the Joint SHMA could conclude, as demonstrated by the RSS evidence base, that the housing need in Coventry will be higher than that which can be accommodated within its administrative boundaries, and therefore some overflow into adjoining districts may be required.

It is also possible that the Joint SHMA may identify a higher level of growth for Warwick District itself than the current interim figure of 12,300 homes. The Economic and Demographic Forecasts Study (December 2012) took into account a potential major Technology and Business Park on land to the north-east and south of Coventry Airport.

These employment-led population and household projections pointed to a need for between 13,300 and 13,800 additional homes between 2011 and 2029, depending upon whether the proposed Gateway scheme was built and its effect in terms of displacing jobs from elsewhere in the District. The Gateway scheme was granted planning permission on 12th June 2013 suggesting a housing requirement to the upper end of this range would be more appropriate.