Support

Representation ID: 55403

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Hatton Estates & Linden Holmes

Support the general thrust of the RDS, particularly the recognition at Paragraph 4.4.5 that supporting only the
larger rural settlements runs the risk of ignoring housing needs at the District's smaller rural settlements.

Also encouraged that Paragraph 4.4.5 recognises the complexity of the District's rural areas and the assistance that future development can provide to supporting the rural
economy and protection of local services and facilities.

The Council's approach to the District's rural areas is in line with the NPPF (54) relating to:
* planning for local housing needs, particularly for affordable housing;
* potential use of market housing to facilitate affordable housing;
* location of housing to promote sustainable rural communities.